Asia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity

Asia
8.56 million t
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.36 million t
in 2024
Asia rank
1st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
4th

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity over time

  • Asia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196119922024

How they compare

Asia currently reports 8.56 million t against 1.36 million t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 7.20 million t.

That makes Asia's figure about 6.3 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Asia ahead.

Asia ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th of 21 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 224,332 t 115,956 t 108,376 t Asia
1970s 449,580 t 529,760 t 80,180 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 925,246 t 1.41 million t 480,904 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 3.29 million t 2.57 million t 719,236 t Asia
2000s 7.23 million t 3.64 million t 3.59 million t Asia
2010s 9.95 million t 2.74 million t 7.21 million t Asia
2020s 9.02 million t 1.48 million t 7.54 million t Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher printing and writing papers — import quantity, Asia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Asia, at 8.56 million t against 1.36 million t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in printing and writing papers — import quantity between Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
7.20 million t, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for printing and writing papers — import quantity?
Asia ranks 1st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th of 21 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Printing and writing papers — Import quantity. 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
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 12,487 data points, 1961–2024
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