China vs Costa Rica: Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre
China
0.9709 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.8633 t per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
40th
Costa Rica rank
41st
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Costa Rica
How they compare
China currently reports 0.9709 t per square kilometre against 0.8633 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1076 t per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was China ahead.
China ranks 40th and Costa Rica ranks 41st of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0111 t per square kilometre | 0.0035 t per square kilometre | 0.0076 t per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.0132 t per square kilometre | 0.0321 t per square kilometre | 0.019 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.043 t per square kilometre | 0.2258 t per square kilometre | 0.1828 t per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2914 t per square kilometre | 0.1235 t per square kilometre | 0.168 t per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.4413 t per square kilometre | 0.3577 t per square kilometre | 0.0836 t per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.7049 t per square kilometre | 0.5626 t per square kilometre | 0.1424 t per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.7899 t per square kilometre | 0.6498 t per square kilometre | 0.1401 t per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre, China or Costa Rica?
- China, at 0.9709 t per square kilometre against 0.8633 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre between China and Costa Rica?
- 0.1076 t per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 40th and Costa Rica ranks 41st of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Paper and paperboard — Export 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
Paper and paperboard — Export 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.