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
00.010.020.030.04196119922023

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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Indicator
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 8,070 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.