Newsprint — Import value, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Newsprint — Import value, per capita was 0.0005 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import value, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1968–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import value, per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0005 1000 USD per person.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import value, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0043 1000 USD per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per person, in 1970.
That places Saudi Arabia 59th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 1000 USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 USD per person | -19.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +270.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -20.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +694.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -39.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -19.2% |
| 1977 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | +220.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | +61.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | -55.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | -18.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | +53.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | +92.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -93.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +345.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | +137.1% |
| 1994 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | +45.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | -32.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | -21.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | +28.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | +99.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | -28.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | +163.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0034 1000 USD per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 1000 USD per person | +27.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | -14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 1000 USD per person | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | -36.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | -26.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | -46.1% |
| 2017 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -69.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +32.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -24.8% |
| 2022 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | +202.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -57.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +9.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0005 1000 USD per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0014 1000 USD per person, 35% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0005 1000 USD per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0001 1000 USD per person, 3.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import value, per capita in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +694.5% | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0007 1000 USD per person |
| 1990 | +345.6% | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0005 1000 USD per person |
| 1971 | +270.5% | 0 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person |
| 1977 | +220.0% | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.001 1000 USD per person |
| 2022 | +202.8% | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.001 1000 USD per person |
| 2007 | +163.3% | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | 0.0036 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 USD per person | 0 1000 USD per person | 0 1000 USD per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | 0 1000 USD per person | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0043 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.001 1000 USD per person | 5 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.5766 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import value, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Newsprint — import value, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0005 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest newsprint — import value, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0043 1000 USD per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import value, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per person in 1970.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for newsprint — import value, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 59th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import value, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.