Sweden vs Switzerland: Newsprint — Production

Sweden
217,791 t
in 2024
Switzerland
308,770 t
in 2024
Sweden rank
17th
Switzerland rank
14th

Newsprint — Production over time

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 308,770 t against 217,791 t in Sweden, a difference of 90,979 t.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 102 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 702,444 t 115,111 t 587,333 t Sweden
1970s 1.15 million t 159,900 t 993,400 t Sweden
1980s 1.69 million t 233,700 t 1.46 million t Sweden
1990s 2.32 million t 282,500 t 2.04 million t Sweden
2000s 2.50 million t 340,283 t 2.16 million t Sweden
2010s 1.43 million t 392,367 t 1.04 million t Sweden
2020s 336,234 t 306,913 t 29,321 t Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher newsprint — production, Sweden or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 308,770 t against 217,791 t in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in newsprint — production between Sweden and Switzerland?
90,979 t, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for newsprint — production?
Sweden ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 102 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Newsprint — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Newsprint — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
132 places, 5,826 data points, 1961–2024
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