Saudi Arabia vs South Africa: Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita

Saudi Arabia
0.0336 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0281 t per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
44th
South Africa rank
46th

Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
00.020.040.06196119922024

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0336 t per person against 0.0281 t per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0055 t per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 46th of 125 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0135 t per person 0.0526 t per person 0.0391 t per person South Africa
2010s 0.0422 t per person 0.0408 t per person 0.0014 t per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0364 t per person 0.0308 t per person 0.0056 t per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paper and paperboard — production, per capita, Saudi Arabia or South Africa?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0336 t per person against 0.0281 t per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in paper and paperboard — production, per capita between Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
0.0055 t per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and South Africa rank globally for paper and paperboard — production, per capita?
Saudi Arabia ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 46th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Paper and paperboard — Production, 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 — Production, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
126 places, 5,849 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Paper and paperboard — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.