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
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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About this data
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.