Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita (Import capita) in South Africa
South Africa: Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita (Import capita) was 0.0081 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0081 1000 USD per person for other paper and paperboard — import value, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other paper and paperboard — import value, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.009 1000 USD per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 1000 USD per person, in 1972.
South Africa ranks 96th of 184 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.
Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita (Import capita) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | +31.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | -15.3% |
| 1966 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | -26.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | +54.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -58.4% |
| 1973 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | +63.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | +190.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | -26.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | -45.8% |
| 1977 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | +40.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +56.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | -34.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | -14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | +82.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | +44.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | +32.6% |
| 1994 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 1000 USD per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | -42.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | +82.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 1000 USD per person | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 0.005 1000 USD per person | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0055 1000 USD per person | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0062 1000 USD per person | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 1000 USD per person | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 1000 USD per person | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 1000 USD per person | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.006 1000 USD per person | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0072 1000 USD per person | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0076 1000 USD per person | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.008 1000 USD per person | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 1000 USD per person | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0087 1000 USD per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 1000 USD per person | -16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 1000 USD per person | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0072 1000 USD per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0064 1000 USD per person | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0069 1000 USD per person | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.009 1000 USD per person | +29.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0086 1000 USD per person | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0081 1000 USD per person | -6.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0081 1000 USD per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0081 1000 USD per person, 100% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0081 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0008 1000 USD per person, 10.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita (Import 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +190.2% | 0.001 1000 USD per person | 0.0028 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | 0.001 1000 USD per person | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | 0.004 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 1000 USD per person | 0.002 1000 USD per person | 0.0064 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 1000 USD per person | 0.006 1000 USD per person | 0.0089 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 1000 USD per person | 0.0064 1000 USD per person | 0.009 1000 USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 — import value, per capita in South Africa?
- Other paper and paperboard — import value, per capita in South Africa was 0.0081 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other paper and paperboard — import value, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.009 1000 USD per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest other paper and paperboard — import value, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 USD per person in 1972.
- How does South Africa rank for other paper and paperboard — import value, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 96th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other paper and paperboard — import value, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 — Import value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other paper and paperboard — Import 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 — Import value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other paper and paperboard — Import 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 — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.