Costa Rica vs South Africa: Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0029 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0034 t per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
61st
South Africa rank
59th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0034 t per person against 0.0029 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 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 59th of 175 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0025 t per person | 0.004 t per person | 0.0015 t per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0024 t per person | 0.0042 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0043 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0022 t per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0097 t per person | 0.0016 t per person | 0.008 t per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0062 t per person | 0.0033 t per person | 0.003 t per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0033 t per person | 0.0034 t per person | 0 t per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fibre furnish — import quantity, per capita, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0034 t per person against 0.0029 t per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fibre furnish — 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 total fibre furnish — import quantity, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 59th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total fibre furnish — 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
Total fibre furnish — 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.