South Africa — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity by country

The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed...

Countries reporting
65
Highest
96,389 t
Finland
Lowest
1 t
Colombia
Median
1,074 t
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
1,027

What the numbers show

South Africa — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 96,389 t in Finland; the lowest is 1 t in Colombia.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,074 t, and the mean is 9,499 t.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 96,389.

Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 67,928.6%), and the largest decrease in New Zealand (down 100.0%).

South Africa — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Finland 96,389 t 2018 up 97.9% rising
2 Germany 70,391 t 2018 down 17.4% rising
3 China (People’s Republic of) 62,070 t 2018 up 168.8% volatile
4 Sweden 51,711 t 2018 down 10.0% rising
5 Brazil 41,376 t 2018 up 304.5% volatile
6 Indonesia 36,399 t 2018 down 15.0% volatile
7 Republic of Korea 34,787 t 2018 down 20.6% rising
8 Australia 23,581 t 2018 down 33.3% volatile
9 Belgium 22,073 t 2018 up 141.1% volatile
10 Austria 21,084 t 2018 up 44.3% rising
11 Italy 21,074 t 2018 up 60.5% rising
12 India 19,082 t 2018 up 366.4% volatile
13 Bulgaria 14,286 t 2018 up 67,928.6% volatile
14 Russian Federation 12,889 t 2018 up 3,991.8% volatile
15 United Arab Emirates 10,749 t 2018 up 1,769.4% volatile
16 Portugal 9,364 t 2018 up 40,613.0% volatile
17 Poland 8,378 t 2018 up 10,372.5% volatile
18 Czechia 6,731 t 2018 up 8.7% volatile
19 Thailand 6,723 t 2018 up 15.0% rising
20 France 5,724 t 2018 down 24.7% volatile
21 Spain 4,768 t 2018 up 21.5% falling
22 Slovenia 4,544 t 2018 up 363.2% volatile
23 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4,378 t 2018 down 63.5% falling
24 T�rkiye 3,536 t 2018 up 379.1% volatile
25 Malaysia 3,462 t 2018 down 6.3% rising
26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,719 t 2018 down 34.1% volatile
27 Tunisia 2,541 t 2018 up 5,085.7% volatile
28 Singapore 2,526 t 2018 up 520.6% volatile
29 Chile 2,391 t 2018 up 4,881.2% volatile
30 Pakistan 2,134 t 2018 up 511.5% volatile
31 Israel 1,363 t 2018 up 644.8% volatile
32 Japan 1,322 t 2018 down 41.8% volatile
33 Slovak Republic 1,074 t 2017 up 1,225.9% volatile
34 Saudi Arabia 884 t 2018 up 10,950.0% volatile
35 Switzerland 799 t 2018 down 86.1% volatile
36 Norway 635 t 2018 down 84.7% volatile
37 Oman 550 t 2010 up 4,900.0% volatile
38 Malawi 500 t 2015 up 12,400.0% volatile
39 Estonia 488 t 2018 up 1,776.9% volatile
40 Canada 420 t 2018 down 67.0% volatile
41 Denmark 238 t 2018 up 49.7% volatile
42 Ukraine 218 t 2018 down 27.1% volatile
43 Hungary 210 t 2018 up 238.7% volatile
44 Greece 188 t 2011 up 652.0% volatile
45 Ecuador 127 t 2015 up 1,714.3% volatile
46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 76 t 2018 up 22.6% rising
47 Kuwait 72 t 2018 volatile
48 Egypt 68 t 2017 down 23.6% volatile
48 Mozambique 68 t 2018 unchanged volatile
50 Mexico 48 t 2018 up 220.0% volatile
51 Zimbabwe 40 t 2018 down 98.6% volatile
52 Zambia 33 t 2018 down 34.0% volatile
53 Mauritius 25 t 2017 up 66.7% volatile
54 Uruguay 22 t 2005 down 84.4% volatile
55 Latvia 14 t 2018 up 16.7% rising
56 Morocco 13 t 2011 down 74.5% volatile
57 Romania 12 t 2017 down 87.5% volatile
58 Luxembourg 9 t 2018 down 89.9% volatile
59 Kenya 8 t 2018 down 87.7% volatile
59 Argentina 8 t 2018 down 98.5% volatile
61 Ireland 5 t 2018 down 54.5% volatile
62 Philippines 3 t 2014 down 98.4% volatile
63 Lithuania 2 t 2018 rising
64 New Zealand 1 t 2018 down 100.0% volatile
64 Colombia 1 t 2017 down 99.8% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
South Africa — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
68 places, 1,027 data points, 1997–2018
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The database contains data on the bilateral trade flows in roundwood, primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world. The main types of primary forest products included in are: roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further. The definitions are available. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/forestry/statistics/80572/en/