South Africa vs Thailand: Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled
South Africa
34,979 t
in 2024
Thailand
40,153 t
in 2024
South Africa rank
25th
Thailand rank
22nd
Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled over time
- South Africa
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 40,153 t against 34,979 t in South Africa, a difference of 5,174 t.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,844 t | 29,667 t | 8,178 t | South Africa |
| 1970s | 19,100 t | 52,683 t | 33,583 t | Thailand |
| 1980s | 279.67 t | 124,533 t | 124,254 t | Thailand |
| 1990s | 2,340 t | 206,339 t | 203,999 t | Thailand |
| 2000s | 8,556 t | 126,918 t | 118,362 t | Thailand |
| 2010s | 23,428 t | 78,192 t | 54,764 t | Thailand |
| 2020s | 31,544 t | 34,289 t | 2,744 t | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled, South Africa or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 40,153 t against 34,979 t in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled between South Africa and Thailand?
- 5,174 t, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Thailand?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Thailand rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, gaps filled?
- South Africa ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 22nd 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.