Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.0485 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0512 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
161st
Papua New Guinea rank
159th
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0512 t per square kilometre against 0.0485 t per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0027 t per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | 0.0045 t per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | 0.0115 t per square kilometre | 0.011 t per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.007 t per square kilometre | 0.0201 t per square kilometre | 0.013 t per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0176 t per square kilometre | 0.02 t per square kilometre | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0198 t per square kilometre | 0.0362 t per square kilometre | 0.0164 t per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0413 t per square kilometre | 0.0482 t per square kilometre | 0.0069 t per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0713 t per square kilometre | 0.0564 t per square kilometre | 0.0149 t per square kilometre | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0512 t per square kilometre against 0.0485 t per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0027 t per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 161st and Papua New Guinea ranks 159th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Paper and paperboard — Import 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 — Import 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.