France vs Japan: Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre

France
2.67 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
2.95 t per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
16th
Japan rank
14th

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

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.95 t per square kilometre against 2.67 t per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.28 t per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

France ranks 16th and Japan ranks 14th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.614 t per square kilometre 0.9864 t per square kilometre 0.3724 t per square kilometre Japan
1970s 2.5 t per square kilometre 2.66 t per square kilometre 0.1598 t per square kilometre Japan
1980s 3.09 t per square kilometre 5.9 t per square kilometre 2.81 t per square kilometre Japan
1990s 3.82 t per square kilometre 8.42 t per square kilometre 4.6 t per square kilometre Japan
2000s 3.92 t per square kilometre 6.22 t per square kilometre 2.3 t per square kilometre Japan
2010s 3.63 t per square kilometre 4.56 t per square kilometre 0.9278 t per square kilometre Japan
2020s 3.04 t per square kilometre 3.68 t per square kilometre 0.6379 t per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre, France or Japan?
Japan, at 2.95 t per square kilometre against 2.67 t per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre between France and Japan?
0.28 t per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Japan rank globally for pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre?
France ranks 16th and Japan ranks 14th 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.