Japan vs South Africa: Wood-based panels — Production, per capita

Japan
0.032 m3 per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0221 m3 per person
in 2024
Japan rank
48th
South Africa rank
51st

Wood-based panels — Production, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.032 m3 per person against 0.0221 m3 per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0099 m3 per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 51st of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.037 m3 per person 0.0076 m3 per person 0.0294 m3 per person Japan
1970s 0.0803 m3 per person 0.0136 m3 per person 0.0667 m3 per person Japan
1980s 0.0739 m3 per person 0.0095 m3 per person 0.0644 m3 per person Japan
1990s 0.0569 m3 per person 0.0098 m3 per person 0.0471 m3 per person Japan
2000s 0.0393 m3 per person 0.0159 m3 per person 0.0234 m3 per person Japan
2010s 0.0373 m3 per person 0.0205 m3 per person 0.0168 m3 per person Japan
2020s 0.0358 m3 per person 0.024 m3 per person 0.0118 m3 per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wood-based panels — production, per capita, Japan or South Africa?
Japan, at 0.032 m3 per person against 0.0221 m3 per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in wood-based panels — production, per capita between Japan and South Africa?
0.0099 m3 per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for wood-based panels — production, per capita?
Japan ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 51st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wood-based panels — Production, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wood-based panels — Production, per capita
Unit
m3 per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 7,251 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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