Newsprint — Import quantity in Myanmar
Myanmar: Newsprint — Import quantity was 4,008 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import quantity in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 4,008 t for newsprint — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity in Myanmar peaked at 42,877 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 400 t, in 1994.
Myanmar ranks 93rd of 239 countries on this measure, 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,600 t | — |
| 1962 | 15,200 t | +20.6% |
| 1963 | 15,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6,100 t | -59.9% |
| 1967 | 8,200 t | +34.4% |
| 1968 | 14,900 t | +81.7% |
| 1969 | 21,300 t | +43.0% |
| 1970 | 15,900 t | -25.4% |
| 1971 | 15,500 t | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 11,800 t | -23.9% |
| 1973 | 10,800 t | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 9,000 t | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 6,500 t | -27.8% |
| 1976 | 7,500 t | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 11,900 t | +58.7% |
| 1978 | 6,400 t | -46.2% |
| 1979 | 6,700 t | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 4,000 t | -40.3% |
| 1981 | 15,700 t | +292.5% |
| 1982 | 12,100 t | -22.9% |
| 1983 | 8,500 t | -29.8% |
| 1984 | 12,600 t | +48.2% |
| 1985 | 5,300 t | -57.9% |
| 1986 | 5,200 t | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 9,400 t | +80.8% |
| 1988 | 11,600 t | +23.4% |
| 1989 | 11,600 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,300 t | -71.6% |
| 1991 | 3,300 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,700 t | +163.6% |
| 1993 | 1,700 t | -80.5% |
| 1994 | 400 t | -76.5% |
| 1995 | 8,100 t | +1925.0% |
| 1996 | 7,300 t | -9.9% |
| 1997 | 9,600 t | +31.5% |
| 1998 | 8,100 t | -15.6% |
| 1999 | 8,400 t | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 8,900 t | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 11,700 t | +31.5% |
| 2002 | 11,700 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6,824 t | -41.7% |
| 2004 | 3,930 t | -42.4% |
| 2005 | 3,930 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,930 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3,930 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,930 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3,930 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,860 t | +125.4% |
| 2011 | 20,047 t | +126.3% |
| 2012 | 34,935 t | +74.3% |
| 2013 | 34,935 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37,652 t | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 42,877 t | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 25,396 t | -40.8% |
| 2017 | 33,892 t | +33.5% |
| 2018 | 25,743 t | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 16,985 t | -34.0% |
| 2020 | 11,684 t | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 2,772 t | -76.3% |
| 2022 | 2,776 t | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4,483 t | +61.5% |
| 2024 | 4,008 t | -10.6% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 4,008 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 876.5 t, 4.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 4,008 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 416 t, 9.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import quantity in Myanmar 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 | +1925.0% | 400 t | 8,100 t |
| 1981 | +292.5% | 4,000 t | 15,700 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,357 t | 6,100 t | 21,300 t | 7 |
| 1970s | 10,200 t | 6,400 t | 15,900 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,600 t | 4,000 t | 15,700 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,890 t | 400 t | 9,600 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,270 t | 3,930 t | 11,700 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,132 t | 8,860 t | 42,877 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,145 t | 2,772 t | 11,684 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3823 % 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 -0.7174 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity in Myanmar?
- Newsprint — import quantity in Myanmar was 4,008 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 42,877 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 400 t in 1994.
- How does Myanmar rank for newsprint — import quantity?
- Myanmar ranks 93rd out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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