Indonesia vs Malaysia: Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre
Indonesia
6.32 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
7.97 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
28th
Malaysia rank
25th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre over time
- Indonesia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 7.97 t per square kilometre against 6.32 t per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 1.65 t per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 25th of 124 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0104 t per square kilometre | 0.0104 t per square kilometre | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.0382 t per square kilometre | 0.0633 t per square kilometre | 0.0252 t per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.3119 t per square kilometre | 0.2739 t per square kilometre | 0.038 t per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 1.98 t per square kilometre | 1.86 t per square kilometre | 0.1241 t per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 4.1 t per square kilometre | 3.19 t per square kilometre | 0.9148 t per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 5.74 t per square kilometre | 5.57 t per square kilometre | 0.171 t per square kilometre | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 6.33 t per square kilometre | 6.27 t per square kilometre | 0.0587 t per square kilometre | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre, Indonesia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 7.97 t per square kilometre against 6.32 t per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre between Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 1.65 t per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre?
- Indonesia ranks 28th and Malaysia ranks 25th 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.