Malawi vs South Africa: Wood-based panels — Export quantity, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.3284 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.267 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
61st
South Africa rank
62nd

Wood-based panels — Export quantity, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.3284 m3 per square kilometre against 0.267 m3 per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0614 m3 per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Africa ahead.

Malawi ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 62nd of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0113 m3 per square kilometre 0.0564 m3 per square kilometre 0.0451 m3 per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0451 m3 per square kilometre 0.0351 m3 per square kilometre 0.01 m3 per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.0538 m3 per square kilometre 0.0506 m3 per square kilometre 0.0032 m3 per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.2074 m3 per square kilometre 0.1305 m3 per square kilometre 0.0769 m3 per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.2617 m3 per square kilometre 0.2106 m3 per square kilometre 0.0511 m3 per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wood-based panels — export quantity, per square kilometre, Malawi or South Africa?
Malawi, at 0.3284 m3 per square kilometre against 0.267 m3 per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in wood-based panels — export quantity, per square kilometre between Malawi and South Africa?
0.0614 m3 per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for wood-based panels — export quantity, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 62nd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wood-based panels — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wood-based panels — Export quantity, per square kilometre
Unit
m3 per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 7,379 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Wood-based panels — Export quantity 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.