South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre

South Africa
0.1055 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.1032 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
60th
Sri Lanka rank
61st

Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre over time

  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
00.050.10.150.20.25196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.1055 t per square kilometre against 0.1032 t per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0023 t per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

South Africa ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0119 t per square kilometre 0.0474 t per square kilometre 0.0355 t per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 0.0829 t per square kilometre 0.1172 t per square kilometre 0.0343 t per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.1098 t per square kilometre 0.0815 t per square kilometre 0.0283 t per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0638 t per square kilometre 0.1191 t per square kilometre 0.0553 t per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0547 t per square kilometre 0.0835 t per square kilometre 0.0288 t per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.1098 t per square kilometre 0.0498 t per square kilometre 0.06 t per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.1326 t per square kilometre 0.1042 t per square kilometre 0.0284 t per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
South Africa, at 0.1055 t per square kilometre against 0.1032 t per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
0.0023 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre?
South Africa ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wood pulp — 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
Wood pulp — 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
164 places, 6,303 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Wood pulp — 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.