China vs Sweden: Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre
China
1.38 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
1.66 t per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
72nd
Sweden rank
70th
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.66 t per square kilometre against 1.38 t per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.28 t per square kilometre.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
China ranks 72nd and Sweden ranks 70th of 184 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0243 t per square kilometre | 0.1294 t per square kilometre | 0.1051 t per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0662 t per square kilometre | 0.3544 t per square kilometre | 0.2882 t per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.1901 t per square kilometre | 0.5556 t per square kilometre | 0.3655 t per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.7508 t per square kilometre | 1.05 t per square kilometre | 0.295 t per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.8203 t per square kilometre | 1.96 t per square kilometre | 1.14 t per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.592 t per square kilometre | 2.12 t per square kilometre | 1.53 t per square kilometre | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.34 t per square kilometre | 1.99 t per square kilometre | 0.6477 t per square kilometre | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre, China or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.66 t per square kilometre against 1.38 t per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre between China and Sweden?
- 0.28 t per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sweden?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Sweden rank globally for paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 72nd and Sweden ranks 70th 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.