Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate in South Africa
South Africa: Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate was 78.26 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate in South Africa, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 78.26 % change on previous year for newsprint — import value, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 220.7% on the previous year and up 487.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import value, annual growth rate in South Africa peaked at 536.23 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 1986.
That places South Africa 19th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -29.1 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -1.2 % change on previous year | -95.9% |
| 1964 | 51.45 % change on previous year | -4400.1% |
| 1965 | -22.63 % change on previous year | -144.0% |
| 1966 | -62.82 % change on previous year | +177.6% |
| 1967 | -63.06 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 59.8 % change on previous year | -194.8% |
| 1969 | 228 % change on previous year | +281.3% |
| 1970 | 31.77 % change on previous year | -86.1% |
| 1971 | -38.83 % change on previous year | -222.2% |
| 1972 | -67.52 % change on previous year | +73.9% |
| 1973 | -4.98 % change on previous year | -92.6% |
| 1974 | 84.43 % change on previous year | -1796.0% |
| 1975 | -94.89 % change on previous year | -212.4% |
| 1982 | -19.52 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 1983 | -71.01 % change on previous year | +263.7% |
| 1984 | 187.75 % change on previous year | -364.4% |
| 1985 | -44.68 % change on previous year | -123.8% |
| 1986 | -100 % change on previous year | +123.8% |
| 1989 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -103.7% |
| 1990 | -71.46 % change on previous year | -2015.2% |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 421.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | -5.64 % change on previous year | -101.3% |
| 1994 | 337.54 % change on previous year | -6089.0% |
| 1995 | 19.66 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1997 | -39.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | -7.21 % change on previous year | -81.7% |
| 1999 | -71.11 % change on previous year | +886.0% |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2001 | -40.96 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 147.62 % change on previous year | -460.4% |
| 2003 | 395.88 % change on previous year | +168.2% |
| 2004 | 63.49 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 2005 | 6.74 % change on previous year | -89.4% |
| 2006 | 115.87 % change on previous year | +1618.3% |
| 2007 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2008 | -89.19 % change on previous year | — |
| 2009 | 213.47 % change on previous year | -339.3% |
| 2010 | 105.14 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 2011 | 8.84 % change on previous year | -91.6% |
| 2012 | -57.99 % change on previous year | -755.8% |
| 2013 | 148.68 % change on previous year | -356.4% |
| 2014 | -20.19 % change on previous year | -113.6% |
| 2015 | 51.78 % change on previous year | -356.5% |
| 2016 | -67.9 % change on previous year | -231.1% |
| 2017 | 536.23 % change on previous year | -889.7% |
| 2018 | 39.89 % change on previous year | -92.6% |
| 2019 | -31.7 % change on previous year | -179.5% |
| 2020 | -56.47 % change on previous year | +78.1% |
| 2021 | 52.64 % change on previous year | -193.2% |
| 2022 | 98.45 % change on previous year | +87.0% |
| 2023 | -64.81 % change on previous year | -165.8% |
| 2024 | 78.26 % change on previous year | -220.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.06 % change on previous year | -63.06 % change on previous year | 228 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -15 % change on previous year | -94.89 % change on previous year | 84.43 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 1980s | -7.29 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 187.75 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 1990s | 58.42 % change on previous year | -71.46 % change on previous year | 421.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.29 % change on previous year | -89.19 % change on previous year | 395.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.28 % change on previous year | -67.9 % change on previous year | 536.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.61 % change on previous year | -64.81 % change on previous year | 98.45 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 34,979 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 115.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 21,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 36.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0041 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import value, annual growth rate in South Africa?
- Newsprint — import value, annual growth rate in South Africa was 78.26 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import value, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 536.23 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import value, annual growth rate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 1986.
- How does South Africa rank for newsprint — import value, annual growth rate?
- South Africa ranks 19th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import value, annual growth rate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 487.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Newsprint — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Newsprint — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.