Japan vs World: Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre
Japan
61.17 t per square kilometre
in 2023
World
3.14 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- World
How they compare
Japan currently reports 61.17 t per square kilometre against 3.14 t per square kilometre in World, a difference of 58.03 t per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 19.5 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 124 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.4 t per square kilometre | 0.9324 t per square kilometre | 20.46 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 40.98 t per square kilometre | 1.38 t per square kilometre | 39.6 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 56.36 t per square kilometre | 1.86 t per square kilometre | 54.5 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 80.36 t per square kilometre | 2.24 t per square kilometre | 78.12 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 83.62 t per square kilometre | 2.8 t per square kilometre | 80.82 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 72.26 t per square kilometre | 3.12 t per square kilometre | 69.14 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 63.49 t per square kilometre | 3.18 t per square kilometre | 60.3 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, Japan or World?
- Japan, at 61.17 t per square kilometre against 3.14 t per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre between Japan and World?
- 58.03 t per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and World rank globally for paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 2nd and World 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.