India vs Republic of Korea: Pulp for paper — Import quantity

India
1.58 million t
in 2024
Republic of Korea
2.01 million t
in 2024
India rank
8th
Republic of Korea rank
6th

Pulp for paper — Import quantity over time

  • India
  • Republic of Korea
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922024

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 2.01 million t against 1.58 million t in India, a difference of 430,520 t.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.3 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

India ranks 8th and Republic of Korea ranks 6th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 13,644 t 41,000 t 27,356 t Republic of Korea
1970s 24,970 t 274,300 t 249,330 t Republic of Korea
1980s 64,320 t 629,900 t 565,580 t Republic of Korea
1990s 192,923 t 1.73 million t 1.54 million t Republic of Korea
2000s 338,626 t 2.43 million t 2.10 million t Republic of Korea
2010s 865,134 t 2.34 million t 1.47 million t Republic of Korea
2020s 1.37 million t 2.06 million t 688,432 t Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pulp for paper — import quantity, India or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 2.01 million t against 1.58 million t in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in pulp for paper — import quantity between India and Republic of Korea?
430,520 t, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Republic of Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do India and Republic of Korea rank globally for pulp for paper — import quantity?
India ranks 8th and Republic of Korea ranks 6th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pulp for paper — Import quantity. 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
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 9,768 data points, 1961–2024
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