Australia and New Zealand vs Malaysia: Paper and paperboard — Import quantity

Australia and New Zealand
1.27 million t
in 2024
Malaysia
1.20 million t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
20th
Malaysia rank
22nd

Paper and paperboard — Import quantity over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Malaysia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922024

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 1.27 million t against 1.20 million t in Malaysia, a difference of 66,100 t.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 22nd of 220 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 448,089 t 70,900 t 377,189 t Australia and New Zealand
1970s 583,128 t 184,650 t 398,478 t Australia and New Zealand
1980s 809,250 t 347,211 t 462,039 t Australia and New Zealand
1990s 1.26 million t 908,045 t 352,997 t Australia and New Zealand
2000s 1.86 million t 1.71 million t 155,251 t Australia and New Zealand
2010s 1.85 million t 1.57 million t 273,568 t Australia and New Zealand
2020s 1.28 million t 1.36 million t 71,582 t Malaysia

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 Malaysia?
Australia and New Zealand, at 1.27 million t against 1.20 million t in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in paper and paperboard — import quantity between Australia and New Zealand and Malaysia?
66,100 t, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Malaysia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Malaysia rank globally for paper and paperboard — import quantity?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Malaysia ranks 22nd 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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