Canada vs South Africa: Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre

Canada
1.24 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.17 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada rank
51st
South Africa rank
53rd

Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Canada
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 1.24 m3 per square kilometre against 1.17 m3 per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.07 m3 per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 53rd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2603 m3 per square kilometre 0.1227 m3 per square kilometre 0.1376 m3 per square kilometre Canada
1970s 0.4387 m3 per square kilometre 0.2813 m3 per square kilometre 0.1574 m3 per square kilometre Canada
1980s 0.5594 m3 per square kilometre 0.2672 m3 per square kilometre 0.2922 m3 per square kilometre Canada
1990s 0.9486 m3 per square kilometre 0.3577 m3 per square kilometre 0.5908 m3 per square kilometre Canada
2000s 1.64 m3 per square kilometre 0.6446 m3 per square kilometre 0.9924 m3 per square kilometre Canada
2010s 1.25 m3 per square kilometre 0.9539 m3 per square kilometre 0.2957 m3 per square kilometre Canada
2020s 1.29 m3 per square kilometre 1.25 m3 per square kilometre 0.0436 m3 per square kilometre Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre, Canada or South Africa?
Canada, at 1.24 m3 per square kilometre against 1.17 m3 per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre between Canada and South Africa?
0.07 m3 per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre?
Canada ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 53rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wood-based panels — Production, 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 — Production, 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, 7,056 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Wood-based panels — Production 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.