China vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Printing and writing papers — Import quantity

China
1.31 million t
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2.41 million t
in 2024
China rank
5th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
8th

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity over time

  • China
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 2.41 million t against 1.31 million t in China, a difference of 1.11 million t.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 1.8 times China's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.

China ranks 5th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th of 233 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 32,189 t 109,289 t 77,100 t Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1970s 81,730 t 169,237 t 87,507 t Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1980s 202,280 t 296,664 t 94,384 t Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1990s 1.56 million t 552,577 t 1.01 million t China
2000s 2.18 million t 1.23 million t 951,544 t China
2010s 1.61 million t 2.21 million t 602,180 t Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 1.69 million t 2.24 million t 558,864 t Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher printing and writing papers — import quantity, China or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 2.41 million t against 1.31 million t in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in printing and writing papers — import quantity between China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
1.11 million t, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for printing and writing papers — import quantity?
China ranks 5th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th of 233 countries.
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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About this data

Indicator
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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