Chile vs South Africa: Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre

Chile
0.5504 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.5276 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile rank
96th
South Africa rank
97th

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

  • Chile
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.5504 t per square kilometre against 0.5276 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0228 t per square kilometre.

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

Chile ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 97th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0107 t per square kilometre 0.16 t per square kilometre 0.1493 t per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.027 t per square kilometre 0.1347 t per square kilometre 0.1077 t per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0603 t per square kilometre 0.1282 t per square kilometre 0.068 t per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.3016 t per square kilometre 0.2135 t per square kilometre 0.088 t per square kilometre Chile
2000s 0.5524 t per square kilometre 0.3527 t per square kilometre 0.1996 t per square kilometre Chile
2010s 0.8257 t per square kilometre 0.5653 t per square kilometre 0.2604 t per square kilometre Chile
2020s 0.7811 t per square kilometre 0.5736 t per square kilometre 0.2075 t per square kilometre Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre, Chile or South Africa?
Chile, at 0.5504 t per square kilometre against 0.5276 t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre between Chile and South Africa?
0.0228 t per square kilometre, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chile and South Africa rank globally for paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre?
Chile ranks 96th and South Africa ranks 97th 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.