Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity in Ghana
Ghana: Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity was 16,119 t in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity in Ghana, 1997–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 16,119 t for total fao — newsprint — import quantity in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fao — newsprint — import quantity in Ghana peaked at 16,119 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,400 t, in 1997.
That places Ghana 59th out of 157 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity in Ghana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3,400 t | — |
| 1998 | 3,400 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9,700 t | +185.3% |
| 2000 | 8,600 t | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 6,500 t | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 14,400 t | +121.5% |
| 2003 | 11,110 t | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 9,639 t | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 9,639 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9,639 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14,573 t | +51.2% |
| 2008 | 14,573 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14,573 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14,573 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11,657 t | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 10,235 t | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 10,235 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,287 t | -38.6% |
| 2015 | 12,355 t | +96.5% |
| 2016 | 14,809 t | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 13,351 t | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 16,119 t | +20.7% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 16,119 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,030 t, 7.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 16,119 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 568.5 t, 28.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +185.3% | 3,400 t | 9,700 t |
| 2002 | +121.5% | 6,500 t | 14,400 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,500 t | 3,400 t | 9,700 t | 3 |
| 2000s | 11,325 t | 6,500 t | 14,573 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,180 t | 6,287 t | 16,119 t | 9 |
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More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % 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 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fao — newsprint — import quantity in Ghana?
- Total fao — newsprint — import quantity in Ghana was 16,119 t in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fao — newsprint — import quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 16,119 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fao — newsprint — import quantity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,400 t in 1997.
- How does Ghana rank for total fao — newsprint — import quantity?
- Ghana ranks 59th out of 157 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total fao — newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further. The definitions are available. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/forestry/statistics/80572/en/