Norway vs South Africa: Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre
Norway
1.03 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.17 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
55th
South Africa rank
53rd
Wood-based panels — Production, per square kilometre over time
- Norway
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.17 m3 per square kilometre against 1.03 m3 per square kilometre in Norway, a difference of 0.14 m3 per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 53rd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9513 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1227 m3 per square kilometre | 0.8286 m3 per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1970s | 1.65 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2813 m3 per square kilometre | 1.37 m3 per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1980s | 1.74 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2672 m3 per square kilometre | 1.48 m3 per square kilometre | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.53 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3577 m3 per square kilometre | 1.17 m3 per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2000s | 1.47 m3 per square kilometre | 0.6446 m3 per square kilometre | 0.8234 m3 per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.26 m3 per square kilometre | 0.9539 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3066 m3 per square kilometre | Norway |
| 2020s | 1.23 m3 per square kilometre | 1.25 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0225 m3 per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre, Norway or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.17 m3 per square kilometre against 1.03 m3 per square kilometre in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre between Norway and South Africa?
- 0.14 m3 per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Norway and South Africa rank globally for wood-based panels — production, per square kilometre?
- Norway ranks 55th 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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About this data
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.