Australia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Printing and writing papers — Production

Australia
139,000 t
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
149,365 t
in 2024
Australia rank
38th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
36th

Printing and writing papers — Production over time

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 149,365 t against 139,000 t in Australia, a difference of 10,365 t.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Australia ranks 38th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 36th of 105 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 100,644 t 1.04 million t 935,433 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 148,610 t 1.08 million t 929,300 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 243,100 t 1.02 million t 776,000 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 375,300 t 1.67 million t 1.30 million t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 609,800 t 1.32 million t 713,300 t United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 435,700 t 329,743 t 105,957 t Australia
2020s 314,400 t 169,553 t 144,847 t Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher printing and writing papers — production, Australia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 149,365 t against 139,000 t in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in printing and writing papers — production between Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
10,365 t, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for printing and writing papers — production?
Australia ranks 38th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 36th of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Printing and writing papers — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Printing and writing papers — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
142 places, 6,820 data points, 1961–2024
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