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
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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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Indicator
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
173 places, 6,453 data points, 1968–2024
Last refreshed

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.