China vs Japan: Other industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre

China
5.33 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
5.42 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
16th
Japan rank
15th

Other industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Japan
05101520196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 5.42 m3 per square kilometre against 5.33 m3 per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.09 m3 per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

China ranks 16th and Japan ranks 15th of 141 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 1.58 m3 per square kilometre 12.18 m3 per square kilometre 10.6 m3 per square kilometre Japan
1970s 2.2 m3 per square kilometre 4.78 m3 per square kilometre 2.58 m3 per square kilometre Japan
1980s 3.51 m3 per square kilometre 2.92 m3 per square kilometre 0.5922 m3 per square kilometre China
1990s 4.11 m3 per square kilometre 1.28 m3 per square kilometre 2.83 m3 per square kilometre China
2000s 4.28 m3 per square kilometre 0.0916 m3 per square kilometre 4.19 m3 per square kilometre China
2010s 5.59 m3 per square kilometre 2.21 m3 per square kilometre 3.38 m3 per square kilometre China
2020s 5.12 m3 per square kilometre 5.02 m3 per square kilometre 0.0997 m3 per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre, China or Japan?
Japan, at 5.42 m3 per square kilometre against 5.33 m3 per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in other industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre between China and Japan?
0.09 m3 per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Japan rank globally for other industrial roundwood — production, per square kilometre?
China ranks 16th and Japan ranks 15th of 141 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
m3 per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
142 places, 7,364 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Other industrial roundwood — Production 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.