Eastern Europe vs Japan: Wood pulp — Import quantity

Eastern Europe
2.03 million t
in 2024
Japan
1.15 million t
in 2024
Eastern Europe rank
13th
Japan rank
13th

Wood pulp — Import quantity over time

  • Eastern Europe
  • Japan
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Europe currently reports 2.03 million t against 1.15 million t in Japan, a difference of 872,780 t.

That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 1.8 times Japan's.

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

Eastern Europe ranks 13th and Japan ranks 13th of 32 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Eastern Europe averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Europe Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 161,656 t 548,700 t 387,044 t Japan
1970s 832,500 t 1.18 million t 348,100 t Japan
1980s 941,740 t 2.38 million t 1.44 million t Japan
1990s 505,572 t 3.23 million t 2.73 million t Japan
2000s 1.11 million t 2.36 million t 1.25 million t Japan
2010s 1.79 million t 1.75 million t 43,888 t Eastern Europe
2020s 2.12 million t 1.36 million t 756,094 t Eastern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wood pulp — import quantity, Eastern Europe or Japan?
Eastern Europe, at 2.03 million t against 1.15 million t in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in wood pulp — import quantity between Eastern Europe and Japan?
872,780 t, with Eastern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eastern Europe and Japan rank globally for wood pulp — import quantity?
Eastern Europe ranks 13th and Japan ranks 13th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wood pulp — Import quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wood pulp — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 9,671 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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