China, mainland vs Southern Asia: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled
China, mainland
423,854 t
in 2024
Southern Asia
826,032 t
in 2024
China, mainland rank
4th
Southern Asia rank
4th
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- China, mainland
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 826,032 t against 423,854 t in China, mainland, a difference of 402,178 t.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.9 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Southern Asia ahead.
China, mainland ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 350 t | 116,410 t | 116,060 t | Southern Asia |
| 1970s | 48,422 t | 226,711 t | 178,289 t | Southern Asia |
| 1980s | 127,800 t | 290,220 t | 162,420 t | Southern Asia |
| 1990s | 163,852 t | 473,925 t | 310,073 t | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 122,571 t | 917,942 t | 795,371 t | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 174,000 t | 1.67 million t | 1.50 million t | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 552,932 t | 786,212 t | 233,280 t | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled, China, mainland or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 826,032 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 Southern Asia?
- 402,178 t, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and Southern Asia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do China, mainland and Southern Asia rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- China, mainland ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 4th 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.