China vs Southern Asia: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled
China
494,088 t
in 2024
Southern Asia
826,032 t
in 2024
China rank
3rd
Southern Asia rank
4th
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- China
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 826,032 t against 494,088 t in China, a difference of 331,944 t.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.7 times China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Asia ahead.
China ranks 3rd and Southern Asia ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Southern Asia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,289 t | 133,204 t | 95,915 t | Southern Asia |
| 1970s | 140,850 t | 221,430 t | 80,580 t | Southern Asia |
| 1980s | 335,700 t | 290,220 t | 45,480 t | China |
| 1990s | 759,066 t | 473,925 t | 285,141 t | China |
| 2000s | 841,611 t | 917,942 t | 76,332 t | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 579,821 t | 1.67 million t | 1.09 million t | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 645,979 t | 786,212 t | 140,233 t | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled, China or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 826,032 t against 494,088 t in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled between China and Southern Asia?
- 331,944 t, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Southern Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Southern Asia rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- China ranks 3rd 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.