South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre
South Africa
0.3113 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.2478 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
64th
Sri Lanka rank
67th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.3113 t per square kilometre against 0.2478 t per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0635 t per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 178 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3768 t per square kilometre | 0.0185 t per square kilometre | 0.3582 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.6586 t per square kilometre | 0.0275 t per square kilometre | 0.6311 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4237 t per square kilometre | 0.1179 t per square kilometre | 0.3058 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.3348 t per square kilometre | 0.201 t per square kilometre | 0.1339 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
- South Africa, at 0.3113 t per square kilometre against 0.2478 t per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0635 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 67th 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.