Newsprint — Import quantity in Malta
Malta: Newsprint — Import quantity was 286 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Malta recorded 286 t for newsprint — import quantity in 2024.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 87.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity in Malta peaked at 5,500 t in 1994 and was at its lowest, 200 t, in 1975.
That places Malta 162nd out of 239 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import quantity in Malta, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 500 t | — |
| 1962 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 600 t | +20.0% |
| 1965 | 500 t | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 500 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,100 t | +120.0% |
| 1968 | 700 t | -36.4% |
| 1969 | 700 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 300 t | -57.1% |
| 1971 | 300 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 300 t | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 400 t | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 400 t | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 200 t | -50.0% |
| 1976 | 500 t | +150.0% |
| 1977 | 400 t | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 400 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 700 t | +75.0% |
| 1980 | 700 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 300 t | -57.1% |
| 1982 | 300 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 300 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,000 t | +233.3% |
| 1985 | 1,500 t | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 1,200 t | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 1,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,900 t | +58.3% |
| 1990 | 2,600 t | +36.8% |
| 1991 | 3,100 t | +19.2% |
| 1992 | 3,100 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,900 t | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 5,500 t | +89.7% |
| 1995 | 3,400 t | -38.2% |
| 1996 | 3,000 t | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 3,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4,500 t | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 4,200 t | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 4,200 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 450 t | -89.3% |
| 2002 | 3,730 t | +728.9% |
| 2003 | 3,674 t | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 4,290 t | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 3,590 t | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 3,755 t | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 3,707 t | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 3,747 t | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 3,353 t | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 4,422 t | +31.9% |
| 2011 | 2,517 t | -43.1% |
| 2012 | 2,731 t | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 1,877 t | -31.3% |
| 2014 | 2,295 t | +22.3% |
| 2015 | 1,884 t | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 1,737 t | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 1,593 t | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 1,171 t | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 1,045 t | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 460 t | -56.0% |
| 2021 | 263 t | -42.8% |
| 2022 | 590 t | +124.3% |
| 2023 | 256 t | -56.6% |
| 2024 | 286 t | +11.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 286 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,478 t, 8% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Malta's 286 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 895.5 t, 32% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +728.9% | 450 t | 3,730 t |
| 1984 | +233.3% | 300 t | 1,000 t |
| 1976 | +150.0% | 200 t | 500 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 622.22 t | 500 t | 1,100 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 390 t | 200 t | 700 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 960 t | 300 t | 1,900 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,530 t | 2,600 t | 5,500 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,450 t | 450 t | 4,290 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,127 t | 1,045 t | 4,422 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 371 t | 256 t | 590 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 159 Micronesia 307 t compare
- 160 Eritrea 306 t compare
- 161 Suriname 287 t compare
- 163 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 268 t compare
- 164 Mozambique 259 t compare
- 165 Brunei Darussalam 248 t compare
- 165 Brunei 248 t compare
More environment data for Malta
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity in Malta?
- Newsprint — import quantity in Malta was 286 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5,500 t in 1994.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 t in 1975.
- How does Malta rank for newsprint — import quantity?
- Malta ranks 162nd out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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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