Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita (Export capita) in South Africa
South Africa: Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita (Export capita) was 0.0043 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0043 1000 USD per person for other paper and paperboard — export value, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other paper and paperboard — export value, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.006 1000 USD per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per person, in 1963.
That places South Africa 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita (Export capita) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 0 1000 USD per person | -33.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +326.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -31.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +69.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +49.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -27.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -29.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -24.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -22.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +156.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +50.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -21.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +55.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -13.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +33.7% |
| 1980 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | +74.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | -33.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -40.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -35.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +24.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +734.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 0.005 1000 USD per person | +118.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 1000 USD per person | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0058 1000 USD per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | -67.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | +88.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 1000 USD per person | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 1000 USD per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 1000 USD per person | +47.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 1000 USD per person | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0059 1000 USD per person | +50.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 1000 USD per person | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 1000 USD per person | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 1000 USD per person | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 1000 USD per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.005 1000 USD per person | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.005 1000 USD per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 1000 USD per person | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.006 1000 USD per person | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 1000 USD per person | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 1000 USD per person | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 1000 USD per person | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 1000 USD per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0057 1000 USD per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.005 1000 USD per person | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0049 1000 USD per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 1000 USD per person | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 1000 USD per person | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0043 1000 USD per person | -0.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0043 1000 USD per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0011 1000 USD per person, 3.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0043 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 USD per person, 266.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita (Export capita) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +734.2% | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0026 1000 USD per person |
| 1964 | +326.4% | 0 1000 USD per person | 0.0002 1000 USD per person |
| 1973 | +156.6% | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0002 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.001 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0031 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0059 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0048 1000 USD per person | 0.0031 1000 USD per person | 0.0059 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 1000 USD per person | 0.004 1000 USD per person | 0.006 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 1000 USD per person | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | 0.0045 1000 USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 50 China 0.0043 1000 USD per person compare
- 51 North Macedonia 0.0043 1000 USD per person compare
- 52 Costa Rica 0.0043 1000 USD per person compare
- 54 Saudi Arabia 0.0042 1000 USD per person compare
- 55 Israel 0.0041 1000 USD per person compare
- 56 Mexico 0.004 1000 USD per person 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other paper and paperboard — export value, per capita in South Africa?
- Other paper and paperboard — export value, per capita in South Africa was 0.0043 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other paper and paperboard — export value, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.006 1000 USD per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest other paper and paperboard — export value, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per person in 1963.
- How does South Africa rank for other paper and paperboard — export value, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 53rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other paper and paperboard — export value, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other paper and paperboard — Export value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other paper and paperboard — Export value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Other paper and paperboard — Export value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.