China (People's Republic of) vs Eastern Asia: Printing and writing papers — Production

China (People's Republic of)
25.99 million t
in 2024
Eastern Asia
33.62 million t
in 2024
China (People's Republic of) rank
1st
Eastern Asia rank
2nd

Printing and writing papers — Production over time

  • China (People's Republic of)
  • Eastern Asia
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How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 33.62 million t against 25.99 million t in China (People's Republic of), a difference of 7.63 million t.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 1.3 times China (People's Republic of)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

China (People's Republic of) ranks 1st and Eastern Asia ranks 2nd of 105 countries.

Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People's Republic of) Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 818,956 t 2.25 million t 1.43 million t Eastern Asia
1970s 1.19 million t 4.24 million t 3.05 million t Eastern Asia
1980s 2.99 million t 8.85 million t 5.85 million t Eastern Asia
1990s 5.41 million t 17.06 million t 11.64 million t Eastern Asia
2000s 14.77 million t 28.34 million t 13.57 million t Eastern Asia
2010s 25.22 million t 36.06 million t 10.83 million t Eastern Asia
2020s 24.85 million t 32.64 million t 7.79 million t Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher printing and writing papers — production, China (People's Republic of) or Eastern Asia?
Eastern Asia, at 33.62 million t against 25.99 million t in China (People's Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in printing and writing papers — production between China (People's Republic of) and Eastern Asia?
7.63 million t, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People's Republic of) and Eastern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China (People's Republic of) and Eastern Asia rank globally for printing and writing papers — production?
China (People's Republic of) ranks 1st and Eastern Asia ranks 2nd 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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Indicator
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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