Africa vs Australia and New Zealand: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value

Africa
5.54 million 1000 USD
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
5.01 million 1000 USD
in 2024
Africa rank
14th
Australia and New Zealand rank
17th

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

  • Africa
  • Australia and New Zealand
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922024

How they compare

Africa currently reports 5.54 million 1000 USD against 5.01 million 1000 USD in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 528,750 1000 USD.

That makes Africa's figure about 1.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.

Africa ranks 14th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th of 28 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 6 and Australia and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 282,959 1000 USD 41,707 1000 USD 241,251 1000 USD Africa
1970s 751,916 1000 USD 255,779 1000 USD 496,137 1000 USD Africa
1980s 1.24 million 1000 USD 673,545 1000 USD 566,909 1000 USD Africa
1990s 2.33 million 1000 USD 1.88 million 1000 USD 450,374 1000 USD Africa
2000s 3.92 million 1000 USD 3.14 million 1000 USD 783,357 1000 USD Africa
2010s 5.76 million 1000 USD 5.88 million 1000 USD 117,585 1000 USD Australia and New Zealand
2020s 5.77 million 1000 USD 5.66 million 1000 USD 109,464 1000 USD Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, Africa or Australia and New Zealand?
Africa, at 5.54 million 1000 USD against 5.01 million 1000 USD in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value between Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
528,750 1000 USD, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Africa and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value?
Africa ranks 14th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 17th of 28 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value
Unit
1000 USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
268 places, 12,642 data points, 1961–2024
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