Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre was 0.8774 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa stood at 0.8774 m3 per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 427.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.8891 m3 per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 m3 per square kilometre, in 1964.
South Africa ranks 43rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0115 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0107 m3 per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0066 m3 per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0054 m3 per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0091 m3 per square kilometre | +69.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0072 m3 per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0145 m3 per square kilometre | +102.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0132 m3 per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0092 m3 per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0132 m3 per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0132 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.009 m3 per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0076 m3 per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0073 m3 per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0081 m3 per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0275 m3 per square kilometre | +240.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0416 m3 per square kilometre | +51.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0786 m3 per square kilometre | +88.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0648 m3 per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0347 m3 per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0383 m3 per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0242 m3 per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0454 m3 per square kilometre | +87.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0348 m3 per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 1985 | 0.019 m3 per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0296 m3 per square kilometre | +55.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0384 m3 per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0358 m3 per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0213 m3 per square kilometre | -40.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0133 m3 per square kilometre | -37.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0582 m3 per square kilometre | +338.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0472 m3 per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3063 m3 per square kilometre | +548.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3375 m3 per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1735 m3 per square kilometre | -48.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3172 m3 per square kilometre | +82.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2031 m3 per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 1998 | 0.171 m3 per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2481 m3 per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2481 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.114 m3 per square kilometre | -54.1% |
| 2002 | 0.318 m3 per square kilometre | +179.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2504 m3 per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3057 m3 per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2085 m3 per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1577 m3 per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1577 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.189 m3 per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1813 m3 per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1995 m3 per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2059 m3 per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2413 m3 per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1664 m3 per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2014 | 0.253 m3 per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3719 m3 per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3794 m3 per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6876 m3 per square kilometre | +81.2% |
| 2018 | 0.662 m3 per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5954 m3 per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4661 m3 per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2021 | 0.884 m3 per square kilometre | +89.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8891 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8774 m3 per square kilometre | -1.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.8774 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0173 m3 per square kilometre, 50.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.8774 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0242 m3 per square kilometre, 36.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +548.3% | 0.0472 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3063 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +338.3% | 0.0133 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0582 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +240.8% | 0.0081 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0275 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0097 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0054 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0145 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0271 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0073 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0786 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0322 m3 per square kilometre | 0.019 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0454 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1875 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0133 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3375 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2131 m3 per square kilometre | 0.114 m3 per square kilometre | 0.318 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3763 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1664 m3 per square kilometre | 0.6876 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7791 m3 per square kilometre | 0.4661 m3 per square kilometre | 0.8891 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.8774 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8891 m3 per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 m3 per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does South Africa rank for roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 43rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 427.2%. 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 Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roundwood — Export quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roundwood — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.