India vs United States: Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre

India
7.1 t per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
6.62 t per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
26th
United States rank
27th

Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • United States
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How they compare

India currently reports 7.1 t per square kilometre against 6.62 t per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.48 t per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

India ranks 26th and United States ranks 27th of 124 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2094 t per square kilometre 4.16 t per square kilometre 3.95 t per square kilometre United States
1970s 0.3073 t per square kilometre 5.59 t per square kilometre 5.28 t per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.532 t per square kilometre 6.8 t per square kilometre 6.27 t per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.9652 t per square kilometre 8.86 t per square kilometre 7.89 t per square kilometre United States
2000s 1.91 t per square kilometre 8.91 t per square kilometre 7 t per square kilometre United States
2010s 4.67 t per square kilometre 7.95 t per square kilometre 3.28 t per square kilometre United States
2020s 6.59 t per square kilometre 7.1 t per square kilometre 0.5084 t per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre, India or United States?
India, at 7.1 t per square kilometre against 6.62 t per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre between India and United States?
0.48 t per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and United States rank globally for paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre?
India ranks 26th and United States ranks 27th 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.