Japan vs Singapore: Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre
Japan
61.17 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
121.17 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
2nd
Singapore rank
1st
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 121.17 t per square kilometre against 61.17 t per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 60 t per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.0 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 124 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.84 t per square kilometre | 2.54 t per square kilometre | 28.31 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 40.98 t per square kilometre | 7.51 t per square kilometre | 33.47 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 56.36 t per square kilometre | 31.79 t per square kilometre | 24.57 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 80.36 t per square kilometre | 131.05 t per square kilometre | 50.68 t per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 83.62 t per square kilometre | 126.69 t per square kilometre | 43.07 t per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 72.26 t per square kilometre | 122.75 t per square kilometre | 50.49 t per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 63.49 t per square kilometre | 121.17 t per square kilometre | 57.68 t per square kilometre | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre, Japan or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 121.17 t per square kilometre against 61.17 t per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre between Japan and Singapore?
- 60 t per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st 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.