South Africa vs Switzerland: Total fibre furnish — Export quantity

South Africa
338,474 t
in 2024
Switzerland
386,667 t
in 2024
South Africa rank
41st
Switzerland rank
39th

Total fibre furnish — Export quantity over time

  • South Africa
  • Switzerland
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 386,667 t against 338,474 t in South Africa, a difference of 48,193 t.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 39th of 228 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 85,400 t 12,700 t 72,700 t South Africa
1970s 149,546 t 159,655 t 10,109 t Switzerland
1980s 123,480 t 208,730 t 85,250 t Switzerland
1990s 283,721 t 332,757 t 49,036 t Switzerland
2000s 256,978 t 478,644 t 221,666 t Switzerland
2010s 282,810 t 524,271 t 241,461 t Switzerland
2020s 294,002 t 437,521 t 143,519 t Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fibre furnish — export quantity, South Africa or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 386,667 t against 338,474 t in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in total fibre furnish — export quantity between South Africa and Switzerland?
48,193 t, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Switzerland?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Switzerland rank globally for total fibre furnish — export quantity?
South Africa ranks 41st and Switzerland ranks 39th of 228 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total fibre furnish — Export quantity. 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

South Africa vs Switzerland: Total fibre furnish — Export quantity. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 27 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/total-fibre-furnish-export-quantity/south-africa/switzerland/

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/total-fibre-furnish-export-quantity/south-africa/switzerland/">South Africa vs Switzerland: Total fibre furnish — Export quantity</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Total fibre furnish — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
257 places, 9,373 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