Costa Rica vs South Africa: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per

Costa Rica
1.47 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.6 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
63rd
South Africa rank
62nd

Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
0123196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.6 1000 USD per square kilometre against 1.47 1000 USD per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.13 1000 USD per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 62nd of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0255 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0241 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.0909 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0875 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.3808 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.2813 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.0996 1000 USD per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.3576 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.6109 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.2533 1000 USD per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.6373 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.9894 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.3521 1000 USD per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 1.81 1000 USD per square kilometre 1.31 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.5052 1000 USD per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 1.52 1000 USD per square kilometre 1.42 1000 USD per square kilometre 0.1001 1000 USD per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per, Costa Rica or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.6 1000 USD per square kilometre against 1.47 1000 USD per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0.13 1000 USD per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per?
Costa Rica ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 62nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs South Africa: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/primary-wood-and-paper-products-export-import-export-value-per-square-kilometre/costa-rica/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/primary-wood-and-paper-products-export-import-export-value-per-square-kilometre/costa-rica/south-africa/">Costa Rica vs South Africa: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,374 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 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.