China vs India: Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre

China
18.99 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
India
16.77 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
50th
India rank
52nd

Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • India
05101520196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 18.99 m3 per square kilometre against 16.77 m3 per square kilometre in India, a difference of 2.22 m3 per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 50th and India ranks 52nd of 150 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1960s 3.89 m3 per square kilometre 3.1 m3 per square kilometre 0.783 m3 per square kilometre China
1970s 6.25 m3 per square kilometre 5.33 m3 per square kilometre 0.9193 m3 per square kilometre China
1980s 9.49 m3 per square kilometre 7.64 m3 per square kilometre 1.85 m3 per square kilometre China
1990s 10.59 m3 per square kilometre 11.44 m3 per square kilometre 0.8566 m3 per square kilometre India
2000s 11.03 m3 per square kilometre 13.48 m3 per square kilometre 2.45 m3 per square kilometre India
2010s 17.15 m3 per square kilometre 16.03 m3 per square kilometre 1.12 m3 per square kilometre China
2020s 18.24 m3 per square kilometre 16.77 m3 per square kilometre 1.47 m3 per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre, China or India?
China, at 18.99 m3 per square kilometre against 16.77 m3 per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre between China and India?
2.22 m3 per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and India rank globally for industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre?
China ranks 50th and India ranks 52nd of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
m3 per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
151 places, 8,174 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Industrial roundwood — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.