Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Plywood and LVL — Export quantity, per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
0.0237 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0342 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
83rd
South Africa rank
80th

Plywood and LVL — Export quantity, per square kilometre over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Africa
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0342 m3 per square kilometre against 0.0237 m3 per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0105 m3 per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd and South Africa ranks 80th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0212 m3 per square kilometre 0.0004 m3 per square kilometre 0.0208 m3 per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1970s 0.0227 m3 per square kilometre 0.0053 m3 per square kilometre 0.0174 m3 per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0071 m3 per square kilometre 0.0044 m3 per square kilometre 0.0028 m3 per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0024 m3 per square kilometre 0.0026 m3 per square kilometre 0.0002 m3 per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0112 m3 per square kilometre 0.0038 m3 per square kilometre 0.0074 m3 per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0195 m3 per square kilometre 0.0253 m3 per square kilometre 0.0058 m3 per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.02 m3 per square kilometre 0.0473 m3 per square kilometre 0.0273 m3 per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher plywood and lvl — export quantity, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0342 m3 per square kilometre against 0.0237 m3 per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in plywood and lvl — export quantity, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
0.0105 m3 per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for plywood and lvl — export quantity, per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 83rd and South Africa ranks 80th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Plywood and LVL — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Plywood and LVL — Export quantity, per square kilometre
Unit
m3 per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 7,087 data points, 1961–2023
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Plywood and LVL — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.