Germany vs Japan: Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre
Germany
53.33 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
61.17 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
3rd
Japan rank
2nd
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 61.17 t per square kilometre against 53.33 t per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 7.84 t per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Germany ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 124 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.35 t per square kilometre | 21.4 t per square kilometre | 8.05 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 18.82 t per square kilometre | 40.98 t per square kilometre | 22.16 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 26.92 t per square kilometre | 56.36 t per square kilometre | 29.43 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 41.35 t per square kilometre | 80.36 t per square kilometre | 39.01 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 58.96 t per square kilometre | 83.62 t per square kilometre | 24.66 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 64.83 t per square kilometre | 72.26 t per square kilometre | 7.43 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 60.62 t per square kilometre | 63.49 t per square kilometre | 2.86 t per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 61.17 t per square kilometre against 53.33 t per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre between Germany and Japan?
- 7.84 t per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre?
- Germany ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd 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.