Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
7.56 t per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador
7.9 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
21st
El Salvador rank
20th

Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 7.9 t per square kilometre against 7.56 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.34 t per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 20th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6513 t per square kilometre 0.7066 t per square kilometre 0.0553 t per square kilometre El Salvador
1970s 1.72 t per square kilometre 1.4 t per square kilometre 0.3277 t per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 1.81 t per square kilometre 1.25 t per square kilometre 0.5658 t per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 4.03 t per square kilometre 1.65 t per square kilometre 2.38 t per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 5.51 t per square kilometre 4.46 t per square kilometre 1.05 t per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 7.31 t per square kilometre 6.92 t per square kilometre 0.3947 t per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 7.93 t per square kilometre 8.39 t per square kilometre 0.4622 t per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 7.9 t per square kilometre against 7.56 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0.34 t per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for other paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 20th 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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Other paper and paperboard — 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
185 places, 9,022 data points, 1961–2023
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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.