South Africa — Newsprint — Import Quantity in Mauritius
Mauritius: South Africa — Newsprint — Import Quantity was 271 t in 2018. ▼ Falling
South Africa — Newsprint — Import Quantity in Mauritius, 1998–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 271 t for south africa — newsprint — import quantity in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 87.8% on the previous year and down 90.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, south africa — newsprint — import quantity in Mauritius peaked at 5,009 t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 271 t, in 2018.
That places Mauritius 11th out of 42 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
South Africa — Newsprint — Import Quantity in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3,565 t | — |
| 1999 | 3,896 t | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 4,705 t | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 5,009 t | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 4,812 t | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 4,464 t | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 2,003 t | -55.1% |
| 2007 | 382 t | -80.9% |
| 2008 | 2,748 t | +619.4% |
| 2009 | 2,954 t | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 3,334 t | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 3,917 t | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 3,976 t | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 4,380 t | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 1,720 t | -60.7% |
| 2015 | 2,575 t | +49.7% |
| 2016 | 3,793 t | +47.3% |
| 2017 | 2,226 t | -41.3% |
| 2018 | 271 t | -87.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 271 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 267 t, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 271 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 136 t, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where South Africa — Newsprint — Import Quantity in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +619.4% | 382 t | 2,748 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,730 t | 3,565 t | 3,896 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 3,385 t | 382 t | 5,009 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,910 t | 271 t | 4,380 t | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.35 % 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 -1.62 % 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 south africa — newsprint — import quantity in Mauritius?
- South africa — newsprint — import quantity in Mauritius was 271 t in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest south africa — newsprint — import quantity recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 5,009 t in 2003.
- What is the lowest south africa — newsprint — import quantity recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 271 t in 2018.
- How does Mauritius rank for south africa — newsprint — import quantity?
- Mauritius ranks 11th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is south africa — newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of South Africa — Newsprint — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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