Newsprint — Import quantity in Northern America
Northern America: Newsprint — Import quantity was 735,862 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Newsprint — Import quantity in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for newsprint — import quantity in Northern America is 735,862 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity in Northern America peaked at 8.14 million t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 735,862 t, in 2024.
Northern America ranks 7th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.59 million t | 4.91 million t | 6.34 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.27 million t | 5.30 million t | 6.79 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.17 million t | 5.92 million t | 8.14 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.86 million t | 6.31 million t | 7.53 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.25 million t | 2.47 million t | 6.88 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 million t | 1.30 million t | 2.39 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 935,923 t | 735,862 t | 1.08 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 4 China, mainland 423,854 t compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 306,000 t compare
- 6 Belgium-Luxembourg 304,000 t compare
- 7 Italy 300,149 t compare
- 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 274,031 t compare
- 9 France 150,130 t compare
- 10 Poland 103,937 t compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity in Northern America?
- Newsprint — import quantity in Northern America was 735,862 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.14 million t in 1987.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 735,862 t in 2024.
- How does Northern America rank for newsprint — import quantity?
- Northern America ranks 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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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