Japan vs Malaysia: Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre

Japan
4.99 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
6.18 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
19th
Malaysia rank
16th

Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
0246196119922023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 6.18 t per square kilometre against 4.99 t per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 1.19 t per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 19th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7656 t per square kilometre 0.0048 t per square kilometre 0.7608 t per square kilometre Japan
1970s 1.71 t per square kilometre 0.018 t per square kilometre 1.69 t per square kilometre Japan
1980s 2.1 t per square kilometre 0.0388 t per square kilometre 2.06 t per square kilometre Japan
1990s 3.06 t per square kilometre 0.254 t per square kilometre 2.81 t per square kilometre Japan
2000s 3.75 t per square kilometre 0.6609 t per square kilometre 3.09 t per square kilometre Japan
2010s 4.25 t per square kilometre 0.9772 t per square kilometre 3.28 t per square kilometre Japan
2020s 5.81 t per square kilometre 3.35 t per square kilometre 2.45 t per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre, Japan or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 6.18 t per square kilometre against 4.99 t per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre between Japan and Malaysia?
1.19 t per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 19th and Malaysia ranks 16th 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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Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 6,813 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.