Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Sawnwood — Production, per capita

Papua New Guinea
0.0321 m3 per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0329 m3 per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
61st
South Africa rank
59th

Sawnwood — Production, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Africa
00.020.040.06196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0329 m3 per person against 0.0321 m3 per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0008 m3 per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 59th of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0317 m3 per person 0.0463 m3 per person 0.0146 m3 per person South Africa
1970s 0.0492 m3 per person 0.062 m3 per person 0.0128 m3 per person South Africa
1980s 0.0371 m3 per person 0.0493 m3 per person 0.0121 m3 per person South Africa
1990s 0.0365 m3 per person 0.0368 m3 per person 0.0004 m3 per person South Africa
2000s 0.0092 m3 per person 0.0387 m3 per person 0.0295 m3 per person South Africa
2010s 0.013 m3 per person 0.034 m3 per person 0.021 m3 per person South Africa
2020s 0.0334 m3 per person 0.0338 m3 per person 0.0004 m3 per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sawnwood — production, per capita, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0329 m3 per person against 0.0321 m3 per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in sawnwood — production, per capita between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
0.0008 m3 per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for sawnwood — production, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 59th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sawnwood — Production, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sawnwood — Production, per capita
Unit
m3 per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 8,237 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Sawnwood — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.