Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0924 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1968–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chemical wood pulp — import value, per square kilometre in South Africa is 0.0924 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 44.4% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chemical wood pulp — import value, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.1663 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places South Africa 63rd out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 value, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0.0059 1000 USD per square kilometre | +93.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0079 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0081 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +62.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0316 1000 USD per square kilometre | +116.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0279 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0276 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0267 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0284 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0409 1000 USD per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 1980 | 0.06 1000 USD per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0699 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0409 1000 USD per square kilometre | -41.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0616 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0622 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre | -76.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0157 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0161 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0323 1000 USD per square kilometre | +101.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0323 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0323 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0155 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0266 1000 USD per square kilometre | +72.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0369 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0346 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0346 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0236 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0227 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0227 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0185 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0204 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0213 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0278 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0272 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.015 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0517 1000 USD per square kilometre | +244.1% |
| 2008 | 0.046 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0285 1000 USD per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0383 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2011 | 0.048 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0429 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0667 1000 USD per square kilometre | +55.6% |
| 2014 | 0.084 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0762 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0789 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0799 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1236 1000 USD per square kilometre | +54.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0918 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0665 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0942 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1663 1000 USD per square kilometre | +76.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0924 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chemical wood pulp — Import value, 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 | +244.1% | 0.015 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0517 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0045 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0223 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0079 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0409 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0388 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0699 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0274 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0279 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.015 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0517 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.073 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0383 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1236 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1049 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0665 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1663 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 60 Palestine 0.1102 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 61 Norway 0.1035 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 62 Ecuador 0.0957 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 0.0857 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 65 Nigeria 0.0827 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 66 Belize 0.0772 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- 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 value, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Chemical wood pulp — import value, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0924 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chemical wood pulp — import value, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1663 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest chemical wood pulp — import value, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does South Africa rank for chemical wood pulp — import value, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 63rd out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chemical wood pulp — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. 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 value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chemical wood pulp — Import value 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 value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chemical wood pulp — Import value 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 value 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.