Newsprint — Import quantity in Latvia
Latvia: Newsprint — Import quantity was 7,331 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Newsprint — Import quantity in Latvia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newsprint — import quantity in Latvia is 7,331 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.6% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity in Latvia peaked at 20,696 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 24 t, in 1992.
That places Latvia 79th out of 239 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Newsprint — Import quantity in Latvia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24 t | — |
| 1993 | 15,000 t | +62400.0% |
| 1994 | 11,600 t | -22.7% |
| 1995 | 14,300 t | +23.3% |
| 1996 | 11,000 t | -23.1% |
| 1997 | 13,000 t | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 16,000 t | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 5,900 t | -63.1% |
| 2000 | 14,030 t | +137.8% |
| 2001 | 13,030 t | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 14,130 t | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 13,869 t | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 13,376 t | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 13,902 t | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 15,371 t | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 17,846 t | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 20,696 t | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 12,814 t | -38.1% |
| 2010 | 13,044 t | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 12,933 t | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 10,763 t | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 14,630 t | +35.9% |
| 2014 | 14,924 t | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 10,005 t | -33.0% |
| 2016 | 5,343 t | -46.6% |
| 2017 | 6,284 t | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 6,284 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,641 t | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 4,900 t | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 6,581 t | +34.3% |
| 2022 | 9,047 t | +37.5% |
| 2023 | 5,405 t | -40.3% |
| 2024 | 7,331 t | +35.6% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 7,331 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,478 t, 2.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 7,331 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8,300 t, 88% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +62400.0% | 24 t | 15,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,853 t | 24 t | 16,000 t | 8 |
| 2000s | 14,906 t | 12,814 t | 20,696 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,985 t | 5,343 t | 14,924 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,653 t | 4,900 t | 9,047 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity in Latvia?
- Newsprint — import quantity in Latvia was 7,331 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 20,696 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 t in 1992.
- How does Latvia rank for newsprint — import quantity?
- Latvia ranks 79th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Newsprint — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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