Japan vs Southern Asia: Wood pulp — Import quantity

Japan
1.15 million t
in 2024
Southern Asia
3.12 million t
in 2024
Japan rank
13th
Southern Asia rank
11th

Wood pulp — Import quantity over time

  • Japan
  • Southern Asia
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922024

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 3.12 million t against 1.15 million t in Japan, a difference of 1.97 million t.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 2.7 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 13th and Southern Asia ranks 11th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Southern Asia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 548,700 t 37,389 t 511,311 t Japan
1970s 1.18 million t 94,670 t 1.09 million t Japan
1980s 2.38 million t 162,779 t 2.22 million t Japan
1990s 3.23 million t 364,495 t 2.87 million t Japan
2000s 2.36 million t 603,448 t 1.75 million t Japan
2010s 1.75 million t 1.81 million t 57,041 t Southern Asia
2020s 1.36 million t 2.83 million t 1.47 million t Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wood pulp — import quantity, Japan or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 3.12 million t against 1.15 million t in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in wood pulp — import quantity between Japan and Southern Asia?
1.97 million t, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Southern Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Southern Asia rank globally for wood pulp — import quantity?
Japan ranks 13th and Southern Asia ranks 11th of 202 countries.
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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