Norway vs South Africa: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value

Norway
1.97 million 1000 USD
in 2024
South Africa
1.94 million 1000 USD
in 2024
Norway rank
31st
South Africa rank
32nd

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

  • Norway
  • South Africa
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.97 million 1000 USD against 1.94 million 1000 USD in South Africa, a difference of 30,430 1000 USD.

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

Norway ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 32nd of 219 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 190,776 1000 USD 29,196 1000 USD 161,581 1000 USD Norway
1970s 529,815 1000 USD 106,174 1000 USD 423,641 1000 USD Norway
1980s 992,428 1000 USD 341,212 1000 USD 651,216 1000 USD Norway
1990s 1.69 million 1000 USD 741,116 1000 USD 953,334 1000 USD Norway
2000s 1.79 million 1000 USD 1.20 million 1000 USD 593,531 1000 USD Norway
2010s 1.63 million 1000 USD 1.58 million 1000 USD 41,449 1000 USD Norway
2020s 1.79 million 1000 USD 1.77 million 1000 USD 20,976 1000 USD Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, Norway or South Africa?
Norway, at 1.97 million 1000 USD against 1.94 million 1000 USD in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value between Norway and South Africa?
30,430 1000 USD, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Norway and South Africa rank globally for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value?
Norway ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 32nd of 219 countries.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Norway vs South Africa: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/primary-wood-and-paper-products-export-import-export-value/norway/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 CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/primary-wood-and-paper-products-export-import-export-value/norway/south-africa/">Norway vs South Africa: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en