Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate was -7.8 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-7.8 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 52.2%
Rank
27th
of 28 groups
All-time high
20 % change on previous year
in 1988
All-time low
-10.05 % change on previous year
in 2019
Years of data
54
1971–2024
Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate in Southern Africa, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded -7.8 % change on previous year for recovered paper — production, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 52.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recovered paper — production, annual growth rate in Southern Africa peaked at 20 % change on previous year in 1988 and was at its lowest, -10.05 % change on previous year, in 2019.
Southern Africa ranks 27th of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 14.13 % change on previous year | +174.8% |
| 1973 | 10.95 % change on previous year | -22.5% |
| 1974 | 7.3 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 1975 | -4 % change on previous year | -154.8% |
| 1976 | 15 % change on previous year | -475.0% |
| 1977 | 5.43 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
| 1978 | -2.41 % change on previous year | -144.3% |
| 1979 | 7.04 % change on previous year | -392.8% |
| 1980 | 11.84 % change on previous year | +68.2% |
| 1981 | 10 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2674 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -598.7% |
| 1985 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -201.4% |
| 1986 | 6.67 % change on previous year | +393.3% |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 20 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -79.2% |
| 1990 | 2 % change on previous year | -52.0% |
| 1991 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +47.1% |
| 1992 | 13.9 % change on previous year | +372.8% |
| 1993 | -1.34 % change on previous year | -109.6% |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 18.47 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 11.59 % change on previous year | -37.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1282 % change on previous year | -98.9% |
| 2003 | 19.59 % change on previous year | +15180.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4283 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 2005 | -0.1066 % change on previous year | -124.9% |
| 2006 | -0.1067 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2137 % change on previous year | -300.2% |
| 2008 | 11.41 % change on previous year | +5238.6% |
| 2009 | -0.3828 % change on previous year | -103.4% |
| 2010 | 7.22 % change on previous year | -1987.2% |
| 2011 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -129.4% |
| 2012 | 8.04 % change on previous year | -478.7% |
| 2013 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 2014 | -8.94 % change on previous year | -687.1% |
| 2015 | 12.37 % change on previous year | -238.3% |
| 2016 | 17.68 % change on previous year | +42.9% |
| 2017 | -8.58 % change on previous year | -148.5% |
| 2018 | 8.51 % change on previous year | -199.2% |
| 2019 | -10.05 % change on previous year | -218.1% |
| 2020 | -6.88 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 6.75 % change on previous year | -198.1% |
| 2022 | 8.98 % change on previous year | +33.0% |
| 2023 | -5.13 % change on previous year | -157.1% |
| 2024 | -7.8 % change on previous year | +52.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.51 % change on previous year | -4 % change on previous year | 15 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.3 % change on previous year | -1.33 % change on previous year | 20 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 % change on previous year | -1.34 % change on previous year | 13.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.12 % change on previous year | -0.3828 % change on previous year | 19.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 % change on previous year | -10.05 % change on previous year | 17.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8163 % change on previous year | -7.8 % change on previous year | 8.98 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 24 United Arab Emirates 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Benin 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Belarus 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Belize 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Brazil 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Barbados 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Botswana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Cuba 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Algeria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Ecuador 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Egypt 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Fiji 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Georgia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Ghana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Greece 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Guatemala 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Honduras 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Croatia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Haiti 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Hungary 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Indonesia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Ireland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Iraq 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Israel 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Jordan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Kenya 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Cambodia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Lebanon 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Libya 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Sri Lanka 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Lesotho 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Latvia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Morocco 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 North Macedonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Mali 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Mozambique 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Mauritius 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Malawi 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Malaysia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Namibia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 New Caledonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Nigeria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Norway 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Nepal 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 New Zealand 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Oman 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Pakistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Panama 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Peru 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Philippines 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year
- 24 French Polynesia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Qatar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Sudan 0 % change on previous year
- 24 El Salvador 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Suriname 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Togo 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Tunisia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Yemen 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Zimbabwe 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Guadeloupe 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Martinique 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 USSR 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Serbia and Montenegro 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Czechoslovakia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Sudan (former) 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Russian Federation 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 China, Taiwan Province of 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Curaçao 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Ethiopia PDR 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Yugoslav SFR 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 China, Macao SAR 0 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is recovered paper — production, annual growth rate in Southern Africa?
- Recovered paper — production, annual growth rate in Southern Africa was -7.8 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest recovered paper — production, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 20 % change on previous year in 1988.
- What is the lowest recovered paper — production, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.05 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does Southern Africa rank for recovered paper — production, annual growth rate?
- Southern Africa ranks 27th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is recovered paper — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Recovered paper — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Recovered paper — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Recovered paper — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.