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

South Africa
0.0281 t per person
in 2024
Turkey
0.0324 t per person
in 2024
South Africa rank
46th
Turkey rank
45th

Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Turkey
00.020.040.06196119922024

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.0324 t per person against 0.0281 t per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0043 t per person.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

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

South Africa ranks 46th and Turkey ranks 45th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0195 t per person 0.0032 t per person 0.0163 t per person South Africa
1970s 0.0324 t per person 0.0073 t per person 0.0251 t per person South Africa
1980s 0.0438 t per person 0.0119 t per person 0.032 t per person South Africa
1990s 0.043 t per person 0.0182 t per person 0.0248 t per person South Africa
2000s 0.0526 t per person 0.0259 t per person 0.0267 t per person South Africa
2010s 0.0408 t per person 0.0362 t per person 0.0047 t per person South Africa
2020s 0.0308 t per person 0.0326 t per person 0.0018 t per person Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paper and paperboard — production, per capita, South Africa or Turkey?
Turkey, at 0.0324 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 South Africa and Turkey?
0.0043 t per person, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for paper and paperboard — production, per capita?
South Africa ranks 46th and Turkey ranks 45th 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.