Indonesia vs Malaysia: Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre

Indonesia
0.4244 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.5205 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
43rd
Malaysia rank
40th

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

  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.5205 t per square kilometre against 0.4244 t per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0961 t per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Malaysia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 40th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0172 t per square kilometre 0.0094 t per square kilometre 0.0079 t per square kilometre Indonesia
1980s 0.1186 t per square kilometre 0.0568 t per square kilometre 0.0618 t per square kilometre Indonesia
1990s 0.3211 t per square kilometre 0.2026 t per square kilometre 0.1185 t per square kilometre Indonesia
2000s 0.3667 t per square kilometre 0.4316 t per square kilometre 0.0649 t per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.5189 t per square kilometre 0.5062 t per square kilometre 0.0127 t per square kilometre Indonesia
2020s 0.4887 t per square kilometre 0.5627 t per square kilometre 0.074 t per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre, Indonesia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 0.5205 t per square kilometre against 0.4244 t per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre between Indonesia and Malaysia?
0.0961 t per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre?
Indonesia ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 40th 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.