New Zealand vs South Africa: Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre
New Zealand
0.1286 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.1057 t per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
59th
South Africa rank
62nd
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre over time
- New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1286 t per square kilometre against 0.1057 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0229 t per square kilometre.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
New Zealand ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 62nd of 166 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0116 t per square kilometre | 0.0111 t per square kilometre | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0351 t per square kilometre | 0.0826 t per square kilometre | 0.0476 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0479 t per square kilometre | 0.1095 t per square kilometre | 0.0616 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.062 t per square kilometre | 0.0628 t per square kilometre | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0459 t per square kilometre | 0.0555 t per square kilometre | 0.0096 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.138 t per square kilometre | 0.1114 t per square kilometre | 0.0266 t per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1827 t per square kilometre | 0.134 t per square kilometre | 0.0488 t per square kilometre | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre, New Zealand or South Africa?
- New Zealand, at 0.1286 t per square kilometre against 0.1057 t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre between New Zealand and South Africa?
- 0.0229 t per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for pulp for paper — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 62nd 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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About this data
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.