Sawnwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Sawnwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre was 0.4572 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sawnwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa is 0.4572 m3 per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 24.2% on the previous year and up 349.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.4572 m3 per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0042 m3 per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places South Africa 52nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sawnwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0191 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0172 m3 per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0042 m3 per square kilometre | -75.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0105 m3 per square kilometre | +149.0% |
| 1965 | 0.008 m3 per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1966 | 0.009 m3 per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0135 m3 per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0169 m3 per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0108 m3 per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0115 m3 per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0122 m3 per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0149 m3 per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0176 m3 per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0174 m3 per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0092 m3 per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0063 m3 per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0481 m3 per square kilometre | +657.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0544 m3 per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0842 m3 per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0608 m3 per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0313 m3 per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0353 m3 per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0232 m3 per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0205 m3 per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0205 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0352 m3 per square kilometre | +71.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0397 m3 per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1094 m3 per square kilometre | +175.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0791 m3 per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0882 m3 per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0882 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0782 m3 per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0526 m3 per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 1994 | 0.055 m3 per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.047 m3 per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0392 m3 per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0607 m3 per square kilometre | +54.9% |
| 1998 | 0.075 m3 per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1105 m3 per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1105 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0889 m3 per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0907 m3 per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1016 m3 per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0695 m3 per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0527 m3 per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0518 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0647 m3 per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0456 m3 per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0121 m3 per square kilometre | -73.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0189 m3 per square kilometre | +56.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0151 m3 per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0985 m3 per square kilometre | +551.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1017 m3 per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1367 m3 per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1242 m3 per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.177 m3 per square kilometre | +42.5% |
| 2017 | 0.218 m3 per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2369 m3 per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1805 m3 per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1696 m3 per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2485 m3 per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3681 m3 per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4572 m3 per square kilometre | +24.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.4572 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0373 m3 per square kilometre, 12.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.4572 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0171 m3 per square kilometre, 26.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sawnwood — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +657.1% | 0.0063 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0481 m3 per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +551.7% | 0.0151 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0985 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0121 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0042 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0191 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0276 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0063 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0842 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0455 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0205 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1094 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0695 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0392 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1105 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0688 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0121 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1105 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1308 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0151 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2369 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3109 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1696 m3 per square kilometre | 0.4572 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.4572 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4572 m3 per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0042 m3 per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does South Africa rank for sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 52nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 349.7%. 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 Sawnwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sawnwood — 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.
Sawnwood — Export quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sawnwood — 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
Sawnwood — 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.