Newsprint — Import quantity in United States of America
United States of America: Newsprint — Import quantity was 728,131 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Newsprint — Import quantity in United States of 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 United States of America is 728,131 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import quantity in United States of America peaked at 8.14 million t in 1987 and was at its lowest, 728,131 t, in 2024.
United States of America ranks 7th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Newsprint — Import quantity in United States of America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.96 million t | — |
| 1962 | 4.97 million t | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 4.91 million t | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 5.40 million t | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 5.74 million t | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 6.34 million t | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 5.99 million t | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 5.86 million t | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 6.16 million t | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 6.02 million t | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 6.24 million t | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 6.44 million t | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 6.72 million t | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 6.71 million t | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.30 million t | -21.0% |
| 1976 | 5.96 million t | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 5.95 million t | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.79 million t | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 6.55 million t | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 6.59 million t | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 6.33 million t | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 5.92 million t | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 6.28 million t | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 7.16 million t | +14.1% |
| 1985 | 7.69 million t | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 7.79 million t | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 8.14 million t | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 7.79 million t | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 7.95 million t | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 7.53 million t | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 6.80 million t | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 6.66 million t | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 7.06 million t | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 7.15 million t | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 7.08 million t | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 6.30 million t | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 6.50 million t | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 6.52 million t | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 6.80 million t | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 6.84 million t | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 6.19 million t | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 6.26 million t | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.34 million t | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.86 million t | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 5.38 million t | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 4.92 million t | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 4.14 million t | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 3.61 million t | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 2.41 million t | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 2.31 million t | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.28 million t | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.08 million t | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 2.12 million t | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.23 million t | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.98 million t | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 1.84 million t | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 1.72 million t | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.53 million t | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 1.28 million t | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million t | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million t | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.01 million t | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 762,232 t | -24.7% |
| 2024 | 728,131 t | -4.5% |
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 | 6.84 million t | 6.30 million t | 7.53 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.20 million t | 2.41 million t | 6.84 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 million t | 1.28 million t | 2.31 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 922,647 t | 728,131 t | 1.06 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of 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 United States of America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 728,131 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 434,660 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -16.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import quantity in United States of America?
- Newsprint — import quantity in United States of America was 728,131 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest newsprint — import quantity recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.14 million t in 1987.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import quantity recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 728,131 t in 2024.
- How does United States of America rank for newsprint — import quantity?
- United States of America ranks 7th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of 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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