Australia and New Zealand vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Paper and paperboard — Import quantity

Australia and New Zealand
1.27 million t
in 2024
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2.58 million t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
20th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
2nd

Paper and paperboard — Import quantity over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently reports 2.58 million t against 1.27 million t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 1.31 million t.

That makes Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s figure about 2.0 times Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 220 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 448,089 t 104,314 t 343,774 t Australia and New Zealand
1970s 583,128 t 149,966 t 433,162 t Australia and New Zealand
1980s 809,250 t 175,838 t 633,412 t Australia and New Zealand
1990s 1.26 million t 242,309 t 1.02 million t Australia and New Zealand
2000s 1.86 million t 747,448 t 1.11 million t Australia and New Zealand
2010s 1.85 million t 1.86 million t 12,676 t Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2020s 1.28 million t 2.37 million t 1.09 million t Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paper and paperboard — import quantity, Australia and New Zealand or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs), at 2.58 million t against 1.27 million t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in paper and paperboard — import quantity between Australia and New Zealand and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
1.31 million t, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for paper and paperboard — import quantity?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Paper and paperboard — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 13,716 data points, 1961–2024
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