Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in South Africa
South Africa: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per was 0.0198 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0198 1000 USD per person for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in 2024.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in South Africa peaked at 0.0232 1000 USD per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 1000 USD per person, in 1972.
South Africa ranks 117th 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.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0039 1000 USD per person | +21.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0044 1000 USD per person | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0046 1000 USD per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0034 1000 USD per person | -26.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.005 1000 USD per person | +24.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0058 1000 USD per person | +16.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0049 1000 USD per person | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | -40.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0061 1000 USD per person | +109.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0109 1000 USD per person | +78.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0076 1000 USD per person | -30.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0059 1000 USD per person | -21.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 1000 USD per person | -20.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0056 1000 USD per person | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0058 1000 USD per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0111 1000 USD per person | +91.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0101 1000 USD per person | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0071 1000 USD per person | -29.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0076 1000 USD per person | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0071 1000 USD per person | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0064 1000 USD per person | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0059 1000 USD per person | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0057 1000 USD per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0081 1000 USD per person | +42.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0054 1000 USD per person | -32.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0058 1000 USD per person | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0057 1000 USD per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0108 1000 USD per person | +88.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0078 1000 USD per person | -27.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0111 1000 USD per person | +41.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0127 1000 USD per person | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0118 1000 USD per person | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0108 1000 USD per person | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0111 1000 USD per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0104 1000 USD per person | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0103 1000 USD per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | -28.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0092 1000 USD per person | +24.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0116 1000 USD per person | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0129 1000 USD per person | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0145 1000 USD per person | +11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0177 1000 USD per person | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0204 1000 USD per person | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0187 1000 USD per person | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0152 1000 USD per person | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0183 1000 USD per person | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0204 1000 USD per person | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0194 1000 USD per person | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0208 1000 USD per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0216 1000 USD per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0198 1000 USD per person | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0185 1000 USD per person | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0194 1000 USD per person | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0217 1000 USD per person | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.019 1000 USD per person | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0147 1000 USD per person | -22.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0181 1000 USD per person | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0232 1000 USD per person | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0186 1000 USD per person | -20.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0198 1000 USD per person | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.004 1000 USD per person | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | 0.005 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.006 1000 USD per person | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | 0.0109 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | 0.0054 1000 USD per person | 0.0111 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0098 1000 USD per person | 0.0057 1000 USD per person | 0.0127 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0138 1000 USD per person | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | 0.0204 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0199 1000 USD per person | 0.0183 1000 USD per person | 0.0217 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0189 1000 USD per person | 0.0147 1000 USD per person | 0.0232 1000 USD per person | 5 |
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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)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 -7.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0.0001 million USD per person (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in South Africa?
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per in South Africa was 0.0198 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0232 1000 USD per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 1000 USD per person in 1972.
- How does South Africa rank for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per?
- South Africa ranks 117th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — import value, per rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — 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.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — 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
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — 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.