Germany vs Switzerland: Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre

Germany
1.32 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
1.68 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
8th
Switzerland rank
5th

Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre over time

  • Germany
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1.68 t per square kilometre against 1.32 t per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 0.36 t per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 5th of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.46 t per square kilometre 0.208 t per square kilometre 1.25 t per square kilometre Germany
1970s 2.15 t per square kilometre 0.2823 t per square kilometre 1.87 t per square kilometre Germany
1980s 2.66 t per square kilometre 1.13 t per square kilometre 1.53 t per square kilometre Germany
1990s 3.71 t per square kilometre 2.63 t per square kilometre 1.08 t per square kilometre Germany
2000s 3.69 t per square kilometre 3.11 t per square kilometre 0.5819 t per square kilometre Germany
2010s 2.73 t per square kilometre 2.03 t per square kilometre 0.7036 t per square kilometre Germany
2020s 1.59 t per square kilometre 1.78 t per square kilometre 0.1921 t per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre, Germany or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 1.68 t per square kilometre against 1.32 t per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre between Germany and Switzerland?
0.36 t per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for newsprint — import quantity, per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 5th 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.