Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre
Papua New Guinea
21.21 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
23.79 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
102nd
South Africa rank
100th
Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 23.79 m3 per square kilometre against 21.21 m3 per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.58 m3 per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 100th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.95 m3 per square kilometre | 8.5 m3 per square kilometre | 0.4523 m3 per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 12.63 m3 per square kilometre | 13.78 m3 per square kilometre | 1.15 m3 per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 17.09 m3 per square kilometre | 19.49 m3 per square kilometre | 2.4 m3 per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 18.99 m3 per square kilometre | 24.69 m3 per square kilometre | 5.7 m3 per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 17.91 m3 per square kilometre | 26.59 m3 per square kilometre | 8.69 m3 per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 21.3 m3 per square kilometre | 22.75 m3 per square kilometre | 1.45 m3 per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 21.21 m3 per square kilometre | 23.7 m3 per square kilometre | 2.49 m3 per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher roundwood — production, per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 23.79 m3 per square kilometre against 21.21 m3 per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in roundwood — production, per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 2.58 m3 per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for roundwood — production, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 100th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Roundwood — Production 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.