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
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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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Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,395 data points, 1961–2023
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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.