Japan vs South Africa: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita

Japan
0.0042 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0041 t per person
in 2024
Japan rank
75th
South Africa rank
77th

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • South Africa
00.0050.010.015196119922024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0042 t per person against 0.0041 t per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 t per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Japan ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 77th of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 t per person 0.0032 t per person 0.0031 t per person South Africa
1970s 0.0004 t per person 0.0035 t per person 0.0031 t per person South Africa
1980s 0.0007 t per person 0.0025 t per person 0.0018 t per person South Africa
1990s 0.0012 t per person 0.0026 t per person 0.0014 t per person South Africa
2000s 0.0065 t per person 0.0044 t per person 0.0022 t per person Japan
2010s 0.0095 t per person 0.0058 t per person 0.0036 t per person Japan
2020s 0.0048 t per person 0.0038 t per person 0.001 t per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita, Japan or South Africa?
Japan, at 0.0042 t per person against 0.0041 t per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita between Japan and South Africa?
0.0001 t per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita?
Japan ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 77th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,579 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.