Recovered paper — Production, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Recovered paper — Production, per capita was 0.0185 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Recovered paper — Production, per capita in South Africa, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, recovered paper — production, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0185 t per person.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recovered paper — production, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0246 t per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 t per person, in 1970.
That places South Africa 49th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0096 t per person | 0.0079 t per person | 0.0107 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0116 t per person | 0.0107 t per person | 0.0126 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0131 t per person | 0.0125 t per person | 0.0141 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.018 t per person | 0.0146 t per person | 0.0202 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0216 t per person | 0.0191 t per person | 0.0246 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 t per person | 0.0185 t per person | 0.0217 t 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -37.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.78 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.27 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is recovered paper — production, per capita in South Africa?
- Recovered paper — production, per capita in South Africa was 0.0185 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest recovered paper — production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0246 t per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest recovered paper — production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 t per person in 1970.
- How does South Africa rank for recovered paper — production, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 49th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is recovered paper — production, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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 Recovered paper — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Recovered paper — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Recovered paper — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Recovered paper — Production 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
Recovered paper — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.