China vs Japan: Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre
China
1.19 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
1.2 t per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
69th
Japan rank
68th
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.2 t per square kilometre against 1.19 t per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.01 t per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 69th and Japan ranks 68th of 184 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0169 t per square kilometre | 0.0377 t per square kilometre | 0.0209 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0425 t per square kilometre | 0.4379 t per square kilometre | 0.3955 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.1328 t per square kilometre | 1.23 t per square kilometre | 1.1 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.5033 t per square kilometre | 1.94 t per square kilometre | 1.44 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.4988 t per square kilometre | 1.74 t per square kilometre | 1.24 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.3592 t per square kilometre | 1.75 t per square kilometre | 1.4 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.08 t per square kilometre | 1.4 t per square kilometre | 0.3211 t per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.2 t per square kilometre against 1.19 t per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre between China and Japan?
- 0.01 t 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 paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 69th and Japan ranks 68th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Other paper and paperboard — 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
Other paper and paperboard — 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.