South Africa vs Thailand: Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita

South Africa
0.0005 t per person
in 2024
Thailand
0.0006 t per person
in 2024
South Africa rank
64th
Thailand rank
61st

Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Thailand
00.0020.0040.006196119922024

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 0.0006 t per person against 0.0005 t per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 t per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 64th and Thailand ranks 61st of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.002 t per person 0.0009 t per person 0.0011 t per person South Africa
1970s 0.0008 t per person 0.0014 t per person 0.0005 t per person Thailand
1980s 0 t per person 0.0025 t per person 0.0025 t per person Thailand
1990s 0.0001 t per person 0.0036 t per person 0.0035 t per person Thailand
2000s 0.0002 t per person 0.0019 t per person 0.0018 t per person Thailand
2010s 0.0004 t per person 0.0011 t per person 0.0007 t per person Thailand
2020s 0.0005 t per person 0.0005 t per person 0 t per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, per capita, South Africa or Thailand?
Thailand, at 0.0006 t per person against 0.0005 t per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, per capita between South Africa and Thailand?
0.0001 t per person, 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, per capita?
South Africa ranks 64th and Thailand ranks 61st of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Newsprint — Import quantity, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 8,248 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Newsprint — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.