Costa Rica vs Mexico: Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
2.71 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
2.98 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
42nd
Mexico rank
39th

Other paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
0123196119922023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.98 t per square kilometre against 2.71 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.27 t per square kilometre.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Mexico ranks 39th of 123 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0529 t per square kilometre 0.2338 t per square kilometre 0.1809 t per square kilometre Mexico
1970s 0.1365 t per square kilometre 0.4919 t per square kilometre 0.3554 t per square kilometre Mexico
1980s 0.284 t per square kilometre 0.8128 t per square kilometre 0.5288 t per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 0.3839 t per square kilometre 1.15 t per square kilometre 0.7614 t per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 0.3917 t per square kilometre 1.78 t per square kilometre 1.39 t per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 1.81 t per square kilometre 2.32 t per square kilometre 0.5153 t per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 2.71 t per square kilometre 2.98 t per square kilometre 0.2696 t per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Mexico, at 2.98 t per square kilometre against 2.71 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in other paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Mexico?
0.27 t per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for other paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 42nd and Mexico ranks 39th of 123 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other paper and paperboard — Production, 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 — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
124 places, 5,644 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Other paper and paperboard — 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.