Newsprint — Import value in Kuwait
Kuwait: Newsprint — Import value was 2,189 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import value in Kuwait, 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 2,189 1000 USD for newsprint — import value in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 86.9% on the previous year and down 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import value in Kuwait peaked at 45,894 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 750 1000 USD, in 1964.
Kuwait ranks 101st of 239 countries on this measure, 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 in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 750 1000 USD | — |
| 1965 | 1,050 1000 USD | +40.0% |
| 1966 | 1,046 1000 USD | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 920 1000 USD | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 4,200 1000 USD | +356.5% |
| 1975 | 3,400 1000 USD | -19.0% |
| 1976 | 3,200 1000 USD | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 5,953 1000 USD | +86.0% |
| 1978 | 4,400 1000 USD | -26.1% |
| 1979 | 8,000 1000 USD | +81.8% |
| 1980 | 10,100 1000 USD | +26.2% |
| 1981 | 9,422 1000 USD | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 11,343 1000 USD | +20.4% |
| 1983 | 7,888 1000 USD | -30.5% |
| 1984 | 12,522 1000 USD | +58.7% |
| 1985 | 10,000 1000 USD | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 15,889 1000 USD | +58.9% |
| 1987 | 14,715 1000 USD | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 12,465 1000 USD | -15.3% |
| 1989 | 16,388 1000 USD | +31.5% |
| 1990 | 859 1000 USD | -94.8% |
| 1991 | 859 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,264 1000 USD | +280.0% |
| 1993 | 6,063 1000 USD | +85.8% |
| 1994 | 7,168 1000 USD | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 5,324 1000 USD | -25.7% |
| 1996 | 7,562 1000 USD | +42.0% |
| 1997 | 7,562 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,562 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,095 1000 USD | +33.5% |
| 2000 | 10,095 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,251 1000 USD | -48.0% |
| 2002 | 5,251 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,251 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7,361 1000 USD | +40.2% |
| 2005 | 7,361 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,361 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18,099 1000 USD | +145.9% |
| 2008 | 45,894 1000 USD | +153.6% |
| 2009 | 20,974 1000 USD | -54.3% |
| 2010 | 22,511 1000 USD | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 22,361 1000 USD | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 19,826 1000 USD | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 19,132 1000 USD | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 24,523 1000 USD | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 14,752 1000 USD | -39.8% |
| 2016 | 15,643 1000 USD | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 10,138 1000 USD | -35.2% |
| 2018 | 5,308 1000 USD | -47.6% |
| 2019 | 5,301 1000 USD | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,500 1000 USD | -71.7% |
| 2021 | 1,625 1000 USD | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 1,255 1000 USD | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 1,171 1000 USD | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 2,189 1000 USD | +86.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2,189 1000 USD is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,342 1000 USD, 93% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2,189 1000 USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 677 1000 USD, 3.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import value in Kuwait 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 | +356.5% | 920 1000 USD | 4,200 1000 USD |
| 1992 | +280.0% | 859 1000 USD | 3,264 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 948.67 1000 USD | 750 1000 USD | 1,050 1000 USD | 3 |
| 1970s | 4,296 1000 USD | 920 1000 USD | 8,000 1000 USD | 7 |
| 1980s | 12,073 1000 USD | 7,888 1000 USD | 16,388 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,632 1000 USD | 859 1000 USD | 10,095 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,290 1000 USD | 5,251 1000 USD | 45,894 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,950 1000 USD | 5,301 1000 USD | 24,523 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,548 1000 USD | 1,171 1000 USD | 2,189 1000 USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % 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 1.84 % 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 in Kuwait?
- Newsprint — import value in Kuwait was 2,189 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest newsprint — import value recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 45,894 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import value recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 750 1000 USD in 1964.
- How does Kuwait rank for newsprint — import value?
- Kuwait ranks 101st out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import value rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Newsprint — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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