Newsprint — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Newsprint — Import quantity was 82,287 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 82,287 t for newsprint — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 224,196 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7,776 t, in 1994.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,800 t | — |
| 1962 | 22,700 t | +20.7% |
| 1963 | 24,400 t | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 12,500 t | -48.8% |
| 1965 | 15,900 t | +27.2% |
| 1966 | 15,100 t | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 20,500 t | +35.8% |
| 1968 | 27,000 t | +31.7% |
| 1969 | 30,100 t | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 27,600 t | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 28,200 t | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 26,400 t | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 26,290 t | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 25,500 t | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 28,850 t | +13.1% |
| 1976 | 24,400 t | -15.4% |
| 1977 | 29,250 t | +19.9% |
| 1978 | 27,200 t | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 28,000 t | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 21,500 t | -23.2% |
| 1981 | 34,400 t | +60.0% |
| 1982 | 29,200 t | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 26,600 t | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 31,000 t | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 28,213 t | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 18,586 t | -34.1% |
| 1987 | 25,316 t | +36.2% |
| 1988 | 26,985 t | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 22,071 t | -18.2% |
| 1990 | 14,110 t | -36.1% |
| 1991 | 15,410 t | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 14,931 t | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 12,021 t | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 7,776 t | -35.3% |
| 1995 | 44,622 t | +473.8% |
| 1996 | 52,720 t | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 85,366 t | +61.9% |
| 1998 | 90,471 t | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 96,975 t | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 70,978 t | -26.8% |
| 2001 | 91,999 t | +29.6% |
| 2002 | 73,615 t | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 89,326 t | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 108,224 t | +21.2% |
| 2005 | 107,146 t | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 152,022 t | +41.9% |
| 2007 | 126,527 t | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 124,683 t | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 158,109 t | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 188,486 t | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 182,892 t | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 187,641 t | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 189,237 t | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 198,296 t | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 224,196 t | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 198,832 t | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 172,474 t | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 139,711 t | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 176,805 t | +26.6% |
| 2020 | 102,685 t | -41.9% |
| 2021 | 79,024 t | -23.0% |
| 2022 | 62,446 t | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 75,371 t | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 82,287 t | +9.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +473.8% | 7,776 t | 44,622 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,778 t | 12,500 t | 30,100 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,169 t | 24,400 t | 29,250 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,387 t | 18,586 t | 34,400 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,440 t | 7,776 t | 96,975 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 110,263 t | 70,978 t | 158,109 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 185,857 t | 139,711 t | 224,196 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,363 t | 62,446 t | 102,685 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 19 Egypt 59,567 t compare
- 20 Switzerland 58,305 t compare
- 21 Czechia 52,000 t compare
- 22 Serbia and Montenegro 49,000 t compare
- 23 Australia and New Zealand 46,157 t compare
- 24 Hungary 44,801 t compare
- 25 Belgium 41,973 t compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Newsprint — import quantity in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 82,287 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 224,196 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,776 t in 1994.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for newsprint — import quantity?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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