Panama vs South Africa: Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita

Panama
0.0127 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.012 t per person
in 2024
Panama rank
89th
South Africa rank
91st

Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita over time

  • Panama
  • South Africa
00.020.040.06196119922024

How they compare

Panama currently reports 0.0127 t per person against 0.012 t per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0007 t per person.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Panama ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 91st of 184 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0367 t per person 0.0101 t per person 0.0266 t per person Panama
1970s 0.0404 t per person 0.0067 t per person 0.0337 t per person Panama
1980s 0.0303 t per person 0.0045 t per person 0.0258 t per person Panama
1990s 0.0367 t per person 0.0059 t per person 0.0308 t per person Panama
2000s 0.0265 t per person 0.0086 t per person 0.0179 t per person Panama
2010s 0.0176 t per person 0.0123 t per person 0.0054 t per person Panama
2020s 0.013 t per person 0.0114 t per person 0.0016 t per person Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita, Panama or South Africa?
Panama, at 0.0127 t per person against 0.012 t per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita between Panama and South Africa?
0.0007 t per person, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for paper and paperboard — import quantity, per capita?
Panama ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 91st of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 9,334 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Paper and paperboard — 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.