China vs Saudi Arabia: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre
China
0.1271 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.1343 t per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
110th
Saudi Arabia rank
108th
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.1343 t per square kilometre against 0.1271 t per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0072 t per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was China ahead.
China ranks 110th and Saudi Arabia ranks 108th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0047 t per square kilometre | 0.0029 t per square kilometre | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.0087 t per square kilometre | 0.0082 t per square kilometre | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0.0215 t per square kilometre | 0.0301 t per square kilometre | 0.0086 t per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.1667 t per square kilometre | 0.041 t per square kilometre | 0.1257 t per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.2318 t per square kilometre | 0.1232 t per square kilometre | 0.1086 t per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.1711 t per square kilometre | 0.182 t per square kilometre | 0.0108 t per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.1897 t per square kilometre | 0.1528 t per square kilometre | 0.0369 t per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre, China or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.1343 t per square kilometre against 0.1271 t per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0072 t per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 110th and Saudi Arabia ranks 108th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, 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
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 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.