Costa Rica vs South Africa: Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita

Costa Rica
0.0023 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0028 t per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
55th
South Africa rank
52nd

Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0028 t per person against 0.0023 t per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0005 t per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0016 t per person 0.004 t per person 0.0024 t per person South Africa
1980s 0.0013 t per person 0.004 t per person 0.0027 t per person South Africa
1990s 0.0017 t per person 0.0017 t per person 0 t per person South Africa
2000s 0.006 t per person 0.0014 t per person 0.0046 t per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.0032 t per person 0.0024 t per person 0.0008 t per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.0026 t per person 0.0027 t per person 0.0001 t per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita, Costa Rica or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0028 t per person against 0.0023 t per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0.0005 t per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for pulp for paper — import quantity, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 6,542 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Pulp for paper — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.