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
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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About this data
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.