France vs United Kingdom: Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre

France
11.62 t per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
13.32 t per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
19th
United Kingdom rank
17th

Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
510152025196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 13.32 t per square kilometre against 11.62 t per square kilometre in France, a difference of 1.7 t per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

France ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 124 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 6.07 t per square kilometre 18.2 t per square kilometre 12.13 t per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 8.59 t per square kilometre 17.81 t per square kilometre 9.21 t per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 10.31 t per square kilometre 15.61 t per square kilometre 5.3 t per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 15.57 t per square kilometre 23.91 t per square kilometre 8.34 t per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 18.11 t per square kilometre 24.12 t per square kilometre 6.02 t per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 15.03 t per square kilometre 17.01 t per square kilometre 1.97 t per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 12.93 t per square kilometre 14.42 t per square kilometre 1.49 t per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre, France or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 13.32 t per square kilometre against 11.62 t per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre between France and United Kingdom?
1.7 t per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre?
France ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 17th 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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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.