Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.1013 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1968–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.1013 t per square kilometre for chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.2376 t per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0222 t per square kilometre, in 2006.
South Africa ranks 64th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0271 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0.0495 t per square kilometre | +82.4% |
| 1970 | 0.052 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0511 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0617 t per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0841 t per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0837 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0733 t per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0955 t per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0987 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1034 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1061 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1715 t per square kilometre | +61.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1483 t per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0993 t per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2376 t per square kilometre | +139.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1631 t per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0455 t per square kilometre | -72.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0455 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0455 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0455 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0886 t per square kilometre | +94.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0886 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0886 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0283 t per square kilometre | -68.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0426 t per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0499 t per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0476 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0775 t per square kilometre | +62.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0775 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.056 t per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 1999 | 0.053 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.053 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0373 t per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0476 t per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0449 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0534 t per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0532 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0222 t per square kilometre | -58.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0802 t per square kilometre | +261.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0629 t per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0491 t per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0469 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0521 t per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0608 t per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0999 t per square kilometre | +64.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1188 t per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1155 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.135 t per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1335 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1644 t per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1409 t per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1184 t per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1159 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.174 t per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1013 t per square kilometre | -41.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +261.4% | 0.0222 t per square kilometre | 0.0802 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0383 t per square kilometre | 0.0271 t per square kilometre | 0.0495 t per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0809 t per square kilometre | 0.0511 t per square kilometre | 0.1061 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.109 t per square kilometre | 0.0455 t per square kilometre | 0.2376 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.061 t per square kilometre | 0.0283 t per square kilometre | 0.0886 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0504 t per square kilometre | 0.0222 t per square kilometre | 0.0802 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1068 t per square kilometre | 0.0469 t per square kilometre | 0.1644 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1274 t per square kilometre | 0.1013 t per square kilometre | 0.174 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.1013 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2376 t per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0222 t per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does South Africa rank for chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 64th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemical wood pulp — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chemical wood pulp — Import 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.
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chemical wood pulp — Import 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.