Kenya vs South Africa: Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre
Kenya
0.5573 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.5276 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
95th
South Africa rank
97th
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.5573 t per square kilometre against 0.5276 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0297 t per square kilometre.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Kenya ranks 95th and South Africa ranks 97th of 184 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0588 t per square kilometre | 0.16 t per square kilometre | 0.1012 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.082 t per square kilometre | 0.1347 t per square kilometre | 0.0527 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0395 t per square kilometre | 0.1282 t per square kilometre | 0.0888 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0515 t per square kilometre | 0.2135 t per square kilometre | 0.1621 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1972 t per square kilometre | 0.3527 t per square kilometre | 0.1555 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5287 t per square kilometre | 0.5653 t per square kilometre | 0.0366 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.5718 t per square kilometre | 0.5736 t per square kilometre | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre, Kenya or South Africa?
- Kenya, at 0.5573 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 Kenya and South Africa?
- 0.0297 t per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for paper and paperboard — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 95th 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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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.