China vs Spain: Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre
China
14.24 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
12.11 t per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
16th
Spain rank
18th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Spain
How they compare
China currently reports 14.24 t per square kilometre against 12.11 t per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 2.13 t per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
China ranks 16th and Spain ranks 18th of 124 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3052 t per square kilometre | 1.38 t per square kilometre | 1.08 t per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.4482 t per square kilometre | 3.83 t per square kilometre | 3.39 t per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.17 t per square kilometre | 5.95 t per square kilometre | 4.78 t per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 2.78 t per square kilometre | 7.35 t per square kilometre | 4.57 t per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 6.36 t per square kilometre | 11.55 t per square kilometre | 5.2 t per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 11.5 t per square kilometre | 12.51 t per square kilometre | 1.01 t per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 13.43 t per square kilometre | 12.79 t per square kilometre | 0.6426 t per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre, China or Spain?
- China, at 14.24 t per square kilometre against 12.11 t per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre between China and Spain?
- 2.13 t per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Spain rank globally for paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 16th and Spain ranks 18th 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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About this data
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.