Roundwood — Production, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Roundwood — Production, per capita was 0.4508 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roundwood — Production, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roundwood — production, per capita in South Africa is 0.4508 m3 per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — production, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.745 m3 per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.3174 m3 per person, in 1961.
That places South Africa 76th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roundwood — Production, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3174 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3489 m3 per person | +9.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3638 m3 per person | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3623 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4392 m3 per person | +21.2% |
| 1966 | 0.745 m3 per person | +69.6% |
| 1967 | 0.7261 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7046 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7181 m3 per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.708 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.7104 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6886 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6744 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6898 m3 per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6659 m3 per person | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6476 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5959 m3 per person | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6074 m3 per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6254 m3 per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.6634 m3 per person | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6772 m3 per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6634 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.688 m3 per person | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6298 m3 per person | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6722 m3 per person | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.676 m3 per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7204 m3 per person | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7211 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7249 m3 per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6916 m3 per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6835 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6567 m3 per person | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.6502 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6935 m3 per person | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6965 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7121 m3 per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7219 m3 per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6623 m3 per person | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6316 m3 per person | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6565 m3 per person | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6423 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6365 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6837 m3 per person | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6894 m3 per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6984 m3 per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6953 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6236 m3 per person | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6234 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5971 m3 per person | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5538 m3 per person | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5266 m3 per person | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5561 m3 per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5051 m3 per person | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4813 m3 per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4815 m3 per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4619 m3 per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4331 m3 per person | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.474 m3 per person | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4753 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4699 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4684 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4626 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4565 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4508 m3 per person | -1.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.4508 m3 per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3193 m3 per person, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.4508 m3 per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5118 m3 per person, 88% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +69.6% | 0.4392 m3 per person | 0.745 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5251 m3 per person | 0.3174 m3 per person | 0.745 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6613 m3 per person | 0.5959 m3 per person | 0.7104 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6836 m3 per person | 0.6298 m3 per person | 0.7249 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.68 m3 per person | 0.6316 m3 per person | 0.7219 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6546 m3 per person | 0.5971 m3 per person | 0.6984 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4949 m3 per person | 0.4331 m3 per person | 0.5561 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4616 m3 per person | 0.4508 m3 per person | 0.4699 m3 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)
- 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 — production, per capita in South Africa?
- Roundwood — production, per capita in South Africa was 0.4508 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.745 m3 per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest roundwood — production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3174 m3 per person in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for roundwood — production, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 76th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roundwood — production, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roundwood — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roundwood — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roundwood — 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
Roundwood — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.