Australia vs Papua New Guinea: Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre
Australia
0.005 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0046 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
120th
Papua New Guinea rank
123rd
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.005 t per square kilometre against 0.0046 t per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0004 t per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0344 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0341 t per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0347 t per square kilometre | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | 0.0332 t per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0306 t per square kilometre | 0 t per square kilometre | 0.0306 t per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0315 t per square kilometre | 0.004 t per square kilometre | 0.0275 t per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0346 t per square kilometre | 0.002 t per square kilometre | 0.0326 t per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0118 t per square kilometre | 0.0064 t per square kilometre | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0077 t per square kilometre | 0.0085 t per square kilometre | 0.0008 t per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre, Australia or Papua New Guinea?
- Australia, at 0.005 t per square kilometre against 0.0046 t per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre between Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0004 t per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 123rd of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre. 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 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.