Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0041 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0041 t per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.9% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0075 t per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 t per person, in 1989.
That places South Africa 77th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0025 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0024 t per person | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0028 t per person | +19.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0022 t per person | -23.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0037 t per person | +72.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0037 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0035 t per person | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0041 t per person | +18.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0059 t per person | +41.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0049 t per person | -17.0% |
| 1972 | 0.002 t per person | -59.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0043 t per person | +117.4% |
| 1974 | 0.006 t per person | +39.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 t per person | -52.2% |
| 1976 | 0.003 t per person | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0024 t per person | -19.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 t per person | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 t per person | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 t per person | +82.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 t per person | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.003 t per person | -10.4% |
| 1983 | 0.002 t per person | -35.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 t per person | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 t per person | +11.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0019 t per person | -18.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0033 t per person | +68.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 t per person | -53.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 t per person | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 t per person | +63.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 t per person | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 t per person | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 0.003 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 t per person | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 t per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 t per person | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 0.003 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 t per person | -21.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 t per person | +56.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 t per person | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 t per person | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0058 t per person | +80.5% |
| 2007 | 0.006 t per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 t per person | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0064 t per person | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.006 t per person | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 t per person | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 t per person | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0054 t per person | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.006 t per person | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.006 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.005 t per person | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 t per person | -36.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 t per person | +28.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 t per person | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 t per person | -32.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0041 t per person | +34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 t per person | 0.0022 t per person | 0.0041 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0035 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 0.006 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0015 t per person | 0.0034 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 t per person | 0.0023 t per person | 0.0075 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 t per person | 0.005 t per person | 0.0068 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0045 t per person | 5 |
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- 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 36.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 18.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0042 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0074 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in South Africa?
- Printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita in South Africa was 0.0041 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0075 t per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 t per person in 1989.
- How does South Africa rank for printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 77th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.