Asia vs South Africa: Dissolving wood pulp — Export quantity

Asia
2.38 million t
in 2024
South Africa
1.10 million t
in 2024
Asia rank
3rd
South Africa rank
3rd

Dissolving wood pulp — Export quantity over time

  • Asia
  • South Africa
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922024

How they compare

Asia currently reports 2.38 million t against 1.10 million t in South Africa, a difference of 1.28 million t.

That makes Asia's figure about 2.2 times South Africa's.

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

Asia ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 27 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1,167 t 139,767 t 138,600 t South Africa
1970s 4,350 t 292,840 t 288,490 t South Africa
1980s 2,490 t 224,521 t 222,031 t South Africa
1990s 31,406 t 249,535 t 218,129 t South Africa
2000s 66,423 t 538,528 t 472,105 t South Africa
2010s 249,903 t 837,313 t 587,410 t South Africa
2020s 1.88 million t 921,994 t 953,092 t Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher dissolving wood pulp — export quantity, Asia or South Africa?
Asia, at 2.38 million t against 1.10 million t in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in dissolving wood pulp — export quantity between Asia and South Africa?
1.28 million t, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Asia and South Africa rank globally for dissolving wood pulp — export quantity?
Asia ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 27 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Dissolving wood pulp — Export quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Dissolving wood pulp — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
140 places, 4,709 data points, 1961–2024
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