Newsprint — Import value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Newsprint — Import value was 63,026 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Newsprint — Import value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — import value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 63,026 1000 USD.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — import value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 151,070 1000 USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,528 1000 USD, in 1966.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 21st out of 29 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 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,406 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 3,772 1000 USD | +10.7% |
| 1963 | 4,340 1000 USD | +15.1% |
| 1964 | 2,701 1000 USD | -37.8% |
| 1965 | 3,704 1000 USD | +37.1% |
| 1966 | 2,528 1000 USD | -31.7% |
| 1967 | 3,971 1000 USD | +57.1% |
| 1968 | 4,597 1000 USD | +15.8% |
| 1969 | 4,844 1000 USD | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 5,156 1000 USD | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 5,316 1000 USD | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 5,324 1000 USD | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 6,289 1000 USD | +18.1% |
| 1974 | 10,515 1000 USD | +67.2% |
| 1975 | 13,270 1000 USD | +26.2% |
| 1976 | 10,450 1000 USD | -21.3% |
| 1977 | 12,516 1000 USD | +19.8% |
| 1978 | 12,310 1000 USD | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 13,371 1000 USD | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 11,003 1000 USD | -17.7% |
| 1981 | 16,438 1000 USD | +49.4% |
| 1982 | 13,847 1000 USD | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 13,469 1000 USD | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 15,992 1000 USD | +18.7% |
| 1985 | 16,774 1000 USD | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 11,388 1000 USD | -32.1% |
| 1987 | 16,061 1000 USD | +41.0% |
| 1988 | 15,036 1000 USD | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 13,681 1000 USD | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 8,702 1000 USD | -36.4% |
| 1991 | 10,213 1000 USD | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 7,753 1000 USD | -24.1% |
| 1993 | 9,299 1000 USD | +19.9% |
| 1994 | 5,411 1000 USD | -41.8% |
| 1995 | 30,682 1000 USD | +467.0% |
| 1996 | 29,166 1000 USD | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 42,717 1000 USD | +46.5% |
| 1998 | 62,064 1000 USD | +45.3% |
| 1999 | 40,054 1000 USD | -35.5% |
| 2000 | 32,036 1000 USD | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 52,614 1000 USD | +64.2% |
| 2002 | 40,190 1000 USD | -23.6% |
| 2003 | 45,974 1000 USD | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 55,473 1000 USD | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 55,185 1000 USD | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 54,320 1000 USD | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 81,991 1000 USD | +50.9% |
| 2008 | 100,243 1000 USD | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 98,991 1000 USD | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 133,878 1000 USD | +35.2% |
| 2011 | 139,550 1000 USD | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 143,330 1000 USD | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 141,786 1000 USD | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 151,070 1000 USD | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 144,222 1000 USD | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 112,228 1000 USD | -22.2% |
| 2017 | 98,498 1000 USD | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 98,539 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 114,166 1000 USD | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 59,214 1000 USD | -48.1% |
| 2021 | 52,934 1000 USD | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 65,562 1000 USD | +23.9% |
| 2023 | 68,507 1000 USD | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 63,026 1000 USD | -8.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Import value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +467.0% | 5,411 1000 USD | 30,682 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,763 1000 USD | 2,528 1000 USD | 4,844 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,452 1000 USD | 5,156 1000 USD | 13,371 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,369 1000 USD | 11,003 1000 USD | 16,774 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 24,606 1000 USD | 5,411 1000 USD | 62,064 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 61,702 1000 USD | 32,036 1000 USD | 100,243 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 127,727 1000 USD | 98,498 1000 USD | 151,070 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,849 1000 USD | 52,934 1000 USD | 68,507 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 19 Egypt 39,182 1000 USD compare
- 20 Switzerland 37,793 1000 USD compare
- 21 Czechia 35,692 1000 USD compare
- 22 Australia and New Zealand 33,908 1000 USD compare
- 23 Hungary 31,073 1000 USD compare
- 24 Serbia and Montenegro 31,063 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — import value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Newsprint — import value in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 63,026 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest newsprint — import value recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 151,070 1000 USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest newsprint — import value recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,528 1000 USD in 1966.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for newsprint — import value?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — import value rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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