Australia and New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Paper and paperboard — Import quantity

Australia and New Zealand
1.27 million t
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.38 million t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
20th
Saudi Arabia rank
17th

Paper and paperboard — Import quantity over time

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

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.38 million t against 1.27 million t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 114,530 t.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 220 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 491,750 t 13,850 t 477,900 t Australia and New Zealand
1970s 583,128 t 45,910 t 537,218 t Australia and New Zealand
1980s 809,250 t 120,900 t 688,350 t Australia and New Zealand
1990s 1.26 million t 406,068 t 854,974 t Australia and New Zealand
2000s 1.86 million t 922,634 t 937,926 t Australia and New Zealand
2010s 1.85 million t 1.26 million t 587,860 t Australia and New Zealand
2020s 1.28 million t 1.24 million t 39,692 t Australia and New Zealand

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 Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.38 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 Saudi Arabia?
114,530 t, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for paper and paperboard — import quantity?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th 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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