Costa Rica vs Mexico: Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.2397 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
0.2935 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
49th
Mexico rank
46th

Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.2935 t per square kilometre against 0.2397 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0538 t per square kilometre.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 49th and Mexico ranks 46th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0659 t per square kilometre 0.0624 t per square kilometre 0.0036 t per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.0666 t per square kilometre 0.1468 t per square kilometre 0.0803 t per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 0.1191 t per square kilometre 0.2352 t per square kilometre 0.1161 t per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 0.5035 t per square kilometre 0.4446 t per square kilometre 0.0589 t per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.2994 t per square kilometre 0.4488 t per square kilometre 0.1494 t per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 0.2612 t per square kilometre 0.3651 t per square kilometre 0.1039 t per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.2935 t per square kilometre against 0.2397 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Mexico?
0.0538 t per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 49th and Mexico ranks 46th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
167 places, 6,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Pulp for paper — Import quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.