Canada vs India: Paper and paperboard — Import quantity

Canada
2.60 million t
in 2024
India
3.12 million t
in 2024
Canada rank
15th
India rank
12th

Paper and paperboard — Import quantity over time

  • Canada
  • India
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922024

How they compare

India currently reports 3.12 million t against 2.60 million t in Canada, a difference of 523,810 t.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

Canada ranks 15th and India ranks 12th of 255 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada India Difference Ahead
1960s 145,422 t 128,144 t 17,278 t Canada
1970s 330,030 t 181,020 t 149,010 t Canada
1980s 564,380 t 269,970 t 294,410 t Canada
1990s 1.61 million t 433,236 t 1.17 million t Canada
2000s 3.14 million t 1.09 million t 2.05 million t Canada
2010s 2.64 million t 2.55 million t 82,108 t Canada
2020s 2.46 million t 2.37 million t 84,880 t Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paper and paperboard — import quantity, Canada or India?
India, at 3.12 million t against 2.60 million t in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in paper and paperboard — import quantity between Canada and India?
523,810 t, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and India rank globally for paper and paperboard — import quantity?
Canada ranks 15th and India ranks 12th of 255 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
284 places, 14,447 data points, 1961–2024
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