Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita was 0.0077 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita in South Africa is 0.0077 t per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 28.3% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0192 t per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 t per person, in 1962.
That places South Africa 48th out of 178 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.
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 t per person | -39.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 t per person | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 t per person | +324.2% |
| 1965 | 0.001 t per person | -38.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 t per person | +62.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 t per person | -8.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0019 t per person | +31.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 t per person | -17.7% |
| 1970 | 0.001 t per person | -37.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 t per person | -28.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 t per person | +80.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0038 t per person | +196.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 t per person | -17.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0026 t per person | -17.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0047 t per person | +81.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0063 t per person | +35.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 t per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0054 t per person | -14.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 t per person | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 0.005 t per person | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0058 t per person | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 t per person | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0054 t per person | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0081 t per person | +50.9% |
| 1986 | 0.01 t per person | +24.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0102 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0085 t per person | -16.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 t per person | -57.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0029 t per person | -18.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.008 t per person | +178.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 t per person | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0129 t per person | +70.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0117 t per person | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0103 t per person | -11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0069 t per person | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0119 t per person | +73.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0122 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0122 t per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0159 t per person | +30.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0133 t per person | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0184 t per person | +38.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0192 t per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0181 t per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.015 t per person | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0179 t per person | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0187 t per person | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0133 t per person | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0121 t per person | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 t per person | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0094 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 t per person | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0088 t per person | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0091 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0097 t per person | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.009 t per person | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0095 t per person | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0072 t per person | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 t per person | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0068 t per person | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0054 t per person | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 0.006 t per person | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0077 t per person | +28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0019 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0035 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0063 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0066 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 0.0102 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0087 t per person | 0.0029 t per person | 0.0129 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0162 t per person | 0.0122 t per person | 0.0192 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0092 t per person | 0.0072 t per person | 0.0121 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 t per person | 0.0054 t per person | 0.0081 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0096 t per person compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 0.0079 t per person compare
- 47 Costa Rica 0.0077 t per person compare
- 49 China 0.0072 t per person compare
- 50 Qatar 0.0063 t per person compare
- 51 Djibouti 0.006 t 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0126 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 42.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0047 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita in South Africa?
- Paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita in South Africa was 0.0077 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0192 t per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 t per person in 1962.
- How does South Africa rank for paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 48th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Paper and paperboard — Export quantity 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
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.