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

France
1.56 million t
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.36 million t
in 2024
France rank
3rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
4th

Printing and writing papers — Import quantity over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922024

How they compare

France currently reports 1.56 million t against 1.36 million t in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 193,880 t.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

France ranks 3rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 111,789 t 115,956 t 4,167 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 374,230 t 529,760 t 155,530 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 861,760 t 1.41 million t 544,390 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 1.88 million t 2.57 million t 688,777 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 3.18 million t 3.64 million t 462,426 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 2.42 million t 2.74 million t 317,189 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 1.79 million t 1.48 million t 305,852 t France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher printing and writing papers — import quantity, France or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
France, at 1.56 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 France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
193,880 t, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for printing and writing papers — import quantity?
France ranks 3rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th of 217 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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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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