China, mainland vs India: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled
China, mainland
423,854 t
in 2024
India
737,679 t
in 2024
China, mainland rank
4th
India rank
1st
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- China, mainland
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 737,679 t against 423,854 t in China, mainland, a difference of 313,825 t.
That makes India's figure about 1.7 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1962 it was India ahead.
China, mainland ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 206 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 350 t | 97,400 t | 97,050 t | India |
| 1970s | 48,422 t | 165,933 t | 117,511 t | India |
| 1980s | 127,800 t | 217,590 t | 89,790 t | India |
| 1990s | 163,852 t | 311,560 t | 147,708 t | India |
| 2000s | 122,571 t | 688,284 t | 565,713 t | India |
| 2010s | 174,000 t | 1.38 million t | 1.21 million t | India |
| 2020s | 552,932 t | 691,075 t | 138,143 t | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled, China, mainland or India?
- India, at 737,679 t against 423,854 t in China, mainland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled between China, mainland and India?
- 313,825 t, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and India rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- China, mainland ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Newsprint — Import quantity with 102 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.