New Zealand vs Spain: Wood pulp — Production

New Zealand
1.04 million t
in 2024
Spain
1.25 million t
in 2024
New Zealand rank
23rd
Spain rank
20th

Wood pulp — Production over time

  • New Zealand
  • Spain
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.25 million t against 1.04 million t in New Zealand, a difference of 206,740 t.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 20th of 102 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 417,422 t 326,444 t 90,978 t New Zealand
1970s 874,590 t 908,980 t 34,390 t Spain
1980s 1.14 million t 1.46 million t 324,600 t Spain
1990s 1.37 million t 1.56 million t 188,680 t Spain
2000s 1.54 million t 1.90 million t 367,011 t Spain
2010s 1.50 million t 1.80 million t 301,710 t Spain
2020s 1.16 million t 1.49 million t 336,478 t Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wood pulp — production, New Zealand or Spain?
Spain, at 1.25 million t against 1.04 million t in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in wood pulp — production between New Zealand and Spain?
206,740 t, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for wood pulp — production?
New Zealand ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 20th of 102 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wood pulp — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wood pulp — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
133 places, 6,360 data points, 1961–2024
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