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
00.050.10.150.20.25196119922023

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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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.