Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled in Africa
Africa: Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled was 188,558 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Africa recorded 188,558 1000 USD for newsprint — import value, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import value, gaps filled in Africa peaked at 379,512 1000 USD in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10,780 1000 USD, in 1968.
That places Africa 11th out of 28 groups 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 value, gaps filled in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25,820 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 21,354 1000 USD | -17.3% |
| 1963 | 21,369 1000 USD | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 20,841 1000 USD | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 19,615 1000 USD | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 16,418 1000 USD | -16.3% |
| 1967 | 14,322 1000 USD | -12.8% |
| 1968 | 10,780 1000 USD | -24.7% |
| 1969 | 14,893 1000 USD | +38.2% |
| 1970 | 21,529 1000 USD | +44.6% |
| 1971 | 23,204 1000 USD | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 21,442 1000 USD | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 21,594 1000 USD | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 54,195 1000 USD | +151.0% |
| 1975 | 54,958 1000 USD | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 64,623 1000 USD | +17.6% |
| 1977 | 63,413 1000 USD | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 69,914 1000 USD | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 44,116 1000 USD | -36.9% |
| 1980 | 75,733 1000 USD | +71.7% |
| 1981 | 94,529 1000 USD | +24.8% |
| 1982 | 89,347 1000 USD | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 79,396 1000 USD | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 59,141 1000 USD | -25.5% |
| 1985 | 69,460 1000 USD | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 97,668 1000 USD | +40.6% |
| 1987 | 92,051 1000 USD | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 120,263 1000 USD | +30.6% |
| 1989 | 162,336 1000 USD | +35.0% |
| 1990 | 220,582 1000 USD | +35.9% |
| 1991 | 105,188 1000 USD | -52.3% |
| 1992 | 91,386 1000 USD | -13.1% |
| 1993 | 83,925 1000 USD | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 81,686 1000 USD | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 156,603 1000 USD | +91.7% |
| 1996 | 119,956 1000 USD | -23.4% |
| 1997 | 115,915 1000 USD | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 134,497 1000 USD | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 138,958 1000 USD | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 152,043 1000 USD | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 224,774 1000 USD | +47.8% |
| 2002 | 184,037 1000 USD | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 148,843 1000 USD | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 189,928 1000 USD | +27.6% |
| 2005 | 190,359 1000 USD | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 200,700 1000 USD | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 288,032 1000 USD | +43.5% |
| 2008 | 288,209 1000 USD | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 324,133 1000 USD | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 363,143 1000 USD | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 366,056 1000 USD | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 379,512 1000 USD | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 359,567 1000 USD | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 375,583 1000 USD | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 287,664 1000 USD | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 250,138 1000 USD | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 242,871 1000 USD | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 279,541 1000 USD | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 280,724 1000 USD | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 175,711 1000 USD | -37.4% |
| 2021 | 156,452 1000 USD | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 211,380 1000 USD | +35.1% |
| 2023 | 219,490 1000 USD | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 188,558 1000 USD | -14.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled in Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +151.0% | 21,594 1000 USD | 54,195 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,379 1000 USD | 10,780 1000 USD | 25,820 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 43,899 1000 USD | 21,442 1000 USD | 69,914 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 93,992 1000 USD | 59,141 1000 USD | 162,336 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 124,870 1000 USD | 81,686 1000 USD | 220,582 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 219,106 1000 USD | 148,843 1000 USD | 324,133 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 318,480 1000 USD | 242,871 1000 USD | 379,512 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,318 1000 USD | 156,452 1000 USD | 219,490 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 8 Belgium-Luxembourg 159,745 1000 USD compare
- 9 France 132,671 1000 USD compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,690 1000 USD compare
- 10 Spain 74,573 1000 USD compare
- 10 Melanesia 2,424 1000 USD compare
- 11 Poland 74,494 1000 USD compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,410 1000 USD compare
- 12 Mexico 63,280 1000 USD compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 710 1000 USD compare
- 13 Sweden 61,675 1000 USD compare
- 13 Polynesia 411 1000 USD compare
- 14 Austria 57,185 1000 USD compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 376 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 11.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 9.31 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import value, gaps filled in Africa?
- Newsprint — import value, gaps filled in Africa was 188,558 1000 USD in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import value, gaps filled recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 379,512 1000 USD in 2012.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import value, gaps filled recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,780 1000 USD in 1968.
- How does Africa rank for newsprint — import value, gaps filled?
- Africa ranks 11th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import value, gaps filled rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Newsprint — Import value with 102 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
Newsprint — Import value with 102 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.