Japan vs Portugal: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre

Japan
1.46 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
1.57 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
34th
Portugal rank
31st

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Portugal
012345196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.57 t per square kilometre against 1.46 t per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.11 t per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Japan ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 31st of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0022 t per square kilometre 0.0138 t per square kilometre 0.0116 t per square kilometre Portugal
1970s 0.1344 t per square kilometre 0.0203 t per square kilometre 0.114 t per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.2388 t per square kilometre 0.2317 t per square kilometre 0.0071 t per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.4191 t per square kilometre 1.4 t per square kilometre 0.9824 t per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 2.29 t per square kilometre 2.76 t per square kilometre 0.4636 t per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 3.31 t per square kilometre 2.42 t per square kilometre 0.8974 t per square kilometre Japan
2020s 1.71 t per square kilometre 1.8 t per square kilometre 0.0901 t per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre, Japan or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.57 t per square kilometre against 1.46 t per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre between Japan and Portugal?
0.11 t per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 31st 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.