Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity in United States of America

United States of America: Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity was 1.53 million t in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1.53 million t
Change on year
down 11.3%
Rank
1st
of 2 groups
All-time high
6.84 million t
in 2000
All-time low
1.53 million t
in 2018
Years of data
22
1997–2018

Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity in United States of America, 1997–2018

2.0M4.0M6.0M1997200720181997: 6.5M t1998: 6.5M t1999: 6.8M t2000: 6.8M t2001: 6.2M t2002: 6.3M t2003: 6.3M t2004: 5.9M t2005: 5.4M t2006: 4.9M t2007: 4.1M t2008: 3.6M t2009: 2.4M t2010: 2.3M t2011: 2.3M t2012: 2.1M t2013: 2.1M t2014: 2.2M t2015: 2.0M t2016: 1.8M t2017: 1.7M t2018: 1.5M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total fao — newsprint — import quantity in United States of America is 1.53 million t, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fao — newsprint — import quantity in United States of America peaked at 6.84 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.53 million t, in 2018.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity in United States of America, 1997 to 2018.
Year t Change
1997 6.50 million t
1998 6.52 million t +0.3%
1999 6.80 million t +4.2%
2000 6.84 million t +0.7%
2001 6.19 million t -9.5%
2002 6.26 million t +1.2%
2003 6.34 million t +1.3%
2004 5.86 million t -7.6%
2005 5.38 million t -8.3%
2006 4.92 million t -8.4%
2007 4.14 million t -15.9%
2008 3.61 million t -12.8%
2009 2.40 million t -33.6%
2010 2.31 million t -3.7%
2011 2.28 million t -1.4%
2012 2.08 million t -8.8%
2013 2.12 million t +1.9%
2014 2.23 million t +5.4%
2015 1.98 million t -11.4%
2016 1.84 million t -6.7%
2017 1.72 million t -6.6%
2018 1.53 million t -11.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.61 million t 6.50 million t 6.80 million t 3
2000s 5.19 million t 2.40 million t 6.84 million t 10
2010s 2.01 million t 1.53 million t 2.31 million t 9

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 India 1.33 million t compare
  2. 1 Viet Nam 48,041 t compare
  3. 2 Cabo Verde 15 t compare
  4. 2 Germany 771,000 t compare
  5. 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 42,295 t compare
  6. 3 China 729,484 t compare
  7. 3 United Republic of Tanzania 18,997 t compare
  8. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8,201 t compare
  9. 4 Italy 518,215 t compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fao — newsprint — import quantity in United States of America?
Total fao — newsprint — import quantity in United States of America was 1.53 million t in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total fao — newsprint — import quantity recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 6.84 million t in 2000.
What is the lowest total fao — newsprint — import quantity recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.53 million t in 2018.
How does United States of America rank for total fao — newsprint — import quantity?
United States of America ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2018.
Is total fao — newsprint — import quantity rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America 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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Indicator
Total FAO — Newsprint — Import Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
169 places, 3,509 data points, 1997–2018
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