Australia vs Sri Lanka: Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre

Australia
0.3846 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.3961 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
76th
Sri Lanka rank
74th

Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Sri Lanka
0.10.20.30.40.5196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.3961 t per square kilometre against 0.3846 t per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0115 t per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Australia ranks 76th and Sri Lanka ranks 74th of 124 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0973 t per square kilometre 0.1145 t per square kilometre 0.0171 t per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 0.1522 t per square kilometre 0.288 t per square kilometre 0.1358 t per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.2038 t per square kilometre 0.3476 t per square kilometre 0.1438 t per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.307 t per square kilometre 0.4001 t per square kilometre 0.0931 t per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.3977 t per square kilometre 0.3891 t per square kilometre 0.0087 t per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.4132 t per square kilometre 0.3933 t per square kilometre 0.0199 t per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.3991 t per square kilometre 0.3961 t per square kilometre 0.003 t per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre, Australia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.3961 t per square kilometre against 0.3846 t per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre between Australia and Sri Lanka?
0.0115 t per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 76th and Sri Lanka ranks 74th of 124 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
125 places, 5,721 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Paper and paperboard — Production 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.