China vs Costa Rica: Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita

China
0.0072 t per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.0077 t per person
in 2024
China rank
49th
Costa Rica rank
47th

Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita over time

  • China
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0077 t per person against 0.0072 t per person in China, a difference of 0.0005 t per person.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was China ahead.

China ranks 49th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 t per person 0.0001 t per person 0 t per person China
1970s 0.0001 t per person 0.0008 t per person 0.0007 t per person Costa Rica
1980s 0.0004 t per person 0.0043 t per person 0.0039 t per person Costa Rica
1990s 0.0023 t per person 0.0018 t per person 0.0005 t per person China
2000s 0.0032 t per person 0.0043 t per person 0.0011 t per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.0048 t per person 0.006 t per person 0.0012 t per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.0056 t per person 0.0068 t per person 0.0011 t per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita, China or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.0077 t per person against 0.0072 t per person in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita between China and Costa Rica?
0.0005 t per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita?
China ranks 49th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 6,991 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Paper and paperboard — Export quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.