Portugal vs Sweden: Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre

Portugal
19.98 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
18.4 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
10th
Sweden rank
12th

Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Portugal
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 19.98 t per square kilometre against 18.4 t per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 1.58 t per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

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

Portugal ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 12th of 124 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 1.62 t per square kilometre 7.55 t per square kilometre 5.93 t per square kilometre Sweden
1970s 3.63 t per square kilometre 12.45 t per square kilometre 8.82 t per square kilometre Sweden
1980s 6.65 t per square kilometre 17.22 t per square kilometre 10.57 t per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 10.74 t per square kilometre 22.36 t per square kilometre 11.63 t per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 17.04 t per square kilometre 27.65 t per square kilometre 10.61 t per square kilometre Sweden
2010s 22.46 t per square kilometre 25.95 t per square kilometre 3.5 t per square kilometre Sweden
2020s 22.81 t per square kilometre 21.01 t per square kilometre 1.8 t per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre, Portugal or Sweden?
Portugal, at 19.98 t per square kilometre against 18.4 t per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre between Portugal and Sweden?
1.58 t per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre?
Portugal ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.