Newsprint — Production in Australia
Australia: Newsprint — Production was 117,000 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Newsprint — Production in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, newsprint — production in Australia stood at 117,000 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, newsprint — production in Australia peaked at 499,000 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 89,000 t, in 1961.
Australia ranks 24th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Newsprint — Production in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 89,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 91,000 t | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 433,000 t | +375.8% |
| 1964 | 93,500 t | -78.4% |
| 1965 | 94,600 t | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 94,700 t | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 98,800 t | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 94,100 t | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 125,900 t | +33.8% |
| 1970 | 173,300 t | +37.6% |
| 1971 | 178,700 t | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 181,500 t | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 199,100 t | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 200,900 t | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 196,000 t | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 206,000 t | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 207,000 t | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 208,000 t | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 208,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 221,000 t | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 246,000 t | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 307,000 t | +24.8% |
| 1983 | 376,000 t | +22.5% |
| 1984 | 378,000 t | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 354,000 t | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 363,000 t | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 361,000 t | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 362,000 t | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 362,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 371,000 t | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 395,000 t | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 404,000 t | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 433,000 t | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 426,000 t | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 444,000 t | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 445,000 t | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 421,000 t | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 444,000 t | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 405,000 t | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 464,000 t | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 465,000 t | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 471,000 t | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 499,000 t | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 437,000 t | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 443,000 t | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 415,000 t | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 411,000 t | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 456,000 t | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 444,000 t | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 427,000 t | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 439,000 t | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 435,000 t | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 405,000 t | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 365,000 t | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 325,000 t | -11.0% |
| 2016 | 319,000 t | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 327,000 t | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 318,000 t | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 296,000 t | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 190,000 t | -35.8% |
| 2021 | 190,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 101,000 t | -46.8% |
| 2023 | 107,000 t | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 117,000 t | +9.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 117,000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100,000 t, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Newsprint — Production in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +375.8% | 91,000 t | 433,000 t |
| 1964 | -78.4% | 433,000 t | 93,500 t |
| 2022 | -46.8% | 190,000 t | 101,000 t |
| 1970 | +37.6% | 125,900 t | 173,300 t |
| 2020 | -35.8% | 296,000 t | 190,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134,956 t | 89,000 t | 433,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 195,850 t | 173,300 t | 208,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 333,000 t | 221,000 t | 378,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 418,800 t | 371,000 t | 445,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 450,500 t | 411,000 t | 499,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 365,600 t | 296,000 t | 439,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 141,000 t | 101,000 t | 190,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is newsprint — production in Australia?
- Newsprint — production in Australia was 117,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest newsprint — production recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 499,000 t in 2003.
- What is the lowest newsprint — production recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89,000 t in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for newsprint — production?
- Australia ranks 24th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is newsprint — production rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Newsprint — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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