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

United States
6.62 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
8.87 t per square kilometre
in 2023
United States rank
27th
Vietnam rank
24th

Paper and paperboard — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • United States
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 8.87 t per square kilometre against 6.62 t per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 2.25 t per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

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

United States ranks 27th and Vietnam ranks 24th of 124 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 4.16 t per square kilometre 0.0505 t per square kilometre 4.1 t per square kilometre United States
1970s 5.59 t per square kilometre 0.149 t per square kilometre 5.44 t per square kilometre United States
1980s 6.8 t per square kilometre 0.1606 t per square kilometre 6.64 t per square kilometre United States
1990s 8.86 t per square kilometre 0.5757 t per square kilometre 8.28 t per square kilometre United States
2000s 8.91 t per square kilometre 3.25 t per square kilometre 5.65 t per square kilometre United States
2010s 7.95 t per square kilometre 5.38 t per square kilometre 2.56 t per square kilometre United States
2020s 7.1 t per square kilometre 8.94 t per square kilometre 1.84 t per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre, United States or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 8.87 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 United States and Vietnam?
2.25 t per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Vietnam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do United States and Vietnam rank globally for paper and paperboard — production, per square kilometre?
United States ranks 27th and Vietnam ranks 24th 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.