USSR vs Western Europe: Chemical wood pulp — Export quantity

USSR
600,000 t
in 1991
Western Europe
3.89 million t
in 2024
USSR rank
13th
Western Europe rank
10th

Chemical wood pulp — Export quantity over time

  • USSR
  • Western Europe
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How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 3.89 million t against 600,000 t in USSR, a difference of 3.29 million t.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 6.5 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Western Europe ahead.

USSR ranks 13th and Western Europe ranks 10th of 170 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, USSR averaged higher in 2 and Western Europe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade USSR Western Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 407,800 t 455,200 t 47,400 t Western Europe
1970s 570,950 t 508,155 t 62,795 t USSR
1980s 980,810 t 836,330 t 144,480 t USSR
1990s 600,000 t 990,200 t 390,200 t Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemical wood pulp — export quantity, USSR or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 3.89 million t against 600,000 t in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in chemical wood pulp — export quantity between USSR and Western Europe?
3.29 million t, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Western Europe?
24 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 1991.
How do USSR and Western Europe rank globally for chemical wood pulp — export quantity?
USSR ranks 13th and Western Europe ranks 10th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Chemical wood pulp — Export quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Chemical wood pulp — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
201 places, 6,764 data points, 1968–2024
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