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
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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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Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
185 places, 9,150 data points, 1961–2023
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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.