Newsprint — Import value, per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Newsprint — Import value, per capita was 0.0003 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import value, per capita in Ghana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import value, per capita in Ghana stood at 0.0003 1000 USD per person.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 119.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import value, per capita in Ghana peaked at 0.0005 1000 USD per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per person, in 1992.
That places Ghana 86th out of 178 countries 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, per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +21.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -11.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +28.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +68.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -31.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -45.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +41.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +19.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +39.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +109.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -20.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -37.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -19.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -31.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -35.3% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 USD per person | -47.8% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 USD per person | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 USD per person | -35.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +301.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +38.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +20.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -60.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +28.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +80.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +114.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -27.0% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 USD per person | -94.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +439.9% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 USD per person | -46.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +409.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +26.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -67.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +186.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -26.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +59.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +96.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -34.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -56.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +111.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +47.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -56.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -42.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +73.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +97.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -0.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.0003 1000 USD per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 USD per person, 3.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.0003 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 USD per person, 10.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import value, per capita in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +439.9% | 0 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person |
| 1995 | +409.7% | 0 1000 USD per person | 0.0002 1000 USD per person |
| 1983 | +301.5% | 0 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0 1000 USD per person | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 5 |
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More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % 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 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import value, per capita in Ghana?
- Newsprint — import value, per capita in Ghana was 0.0003 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import value, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 USD per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import value, per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per person in 1992.
- How does Ghana rank for newsprint — import value, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 86th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import value, per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Newsprint — Import value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Newsprint — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Newsprint — Import value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Newsprint — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Newsprint — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.