Southern Africa vs Sweden: Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity

Southern Africa
170,665 t
in 2024
Sweden
343,891 t
in 2024
Southern Africa rank
20th
Sweden rank
21st

Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity over time

  • Southern Africa
  • Sweden
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196819962024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 343,891 t against 170,665 t in Southern Africa, a difference of 173,226 t.

That makes Sweden's figure about 2.0 times Southern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Southern Africa ahead.

Southern Africa ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 21st of 28 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Southern Africa averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Africa Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 33,350 t 2,550 t 30,800 t Southern Africa
1970s 77,850 t 16,860 t 60,990 t Southern Africa
1980s 117,740 t 44,060 t 73,680 t Southern Africa
1990s 64,843 t 138,958 t 74,115 t Sweden
2000s 43,026 t 271,772 t 228,746 t Sweden
2010s 102,202 t 353,452 t 251,250 t Sweden
2020s 153,498 t 330,802 t 177,304 t Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — import quantity, Southern Africa or Sweden?
Sweden, at 343,891 t against 170,665 t in Southern Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — import quantity between Southern Africa and Sweden?
173,226 t, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Sweden?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Southern Africa and Sweden rank globally for chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — import quantity?
Southern Africa ranks 20th and Sweden ranks 21st of 28 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
216 places, 8,065 data points, 1968–2024
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