Costa Rica vs South Africa: Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0022 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0027 t per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
57th
South Africa rank
54th
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0027 t per person against 0.0022 t per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0005 t per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was South Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 54th of 172 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0015 t per person | 0.0015 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0041 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0029 t per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0023 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0025 t per person | 0 t per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per capita, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0027 t per person against 0.0022 t per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per capita between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0005 t per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 54th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.