South Africa — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value 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
98,600 1000 USD
Germany
Lowest
1 1000 USD
New Zealand
Median
2,248 1000 USD
Years covered
22
1997–2018
Data points
1,027

What the numbers show

South Africa — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Export Value is currently reported for 65 countries. The highest value is 98,600 1000 USD in Germany; the lowest is 1 1000 USD in New Zealand.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,248 1000 USD, and the mean is 10,216 1000 USD.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 98,600.

Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Bulgaria (up 78,345.5%), 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 Germany 98,600 1000 USD 2018 down 19.7% rising
2 Finland 86,572 1000 USD 2018 up 67.0% rising
3 China (People’s Republic of) 72,071 1000 USD 2018 up 251.4% volatile
4 Brazil 55,326 1000 USD 2018 up 396.3% volatile
5 Sweden 48,405 1000 USD 2018 down 22.3% rising
6 Indonesia 36,078 1000 USD 2018 down 1.9% volatile
7 Republic of Korea 33,718 1000 USD 2018 down 9.0% volatile
8 Italy 26,224 1000 USD 2018 up 7.3% rising
9 Austria 22,152 1000 USD 2018 down 13.5% volatile
10 Australia 20,286 1000 USD 2018 down 14.8% volatile
11 India 18,368 1000 USD 2018 up 193.2% volatile
12 Belgium 16,343 1000 USD 2018 up 83.0% rising
13 Russian Federation 10,865 1000 USD 2018 up 2,277.5% volatile
14 Czechia 9,623 1000 USD 2018 up 24.3% volatile
15 United Arab Emirates 9,141 1000 USD 2018 up 969.1% volatile
16 France 8,692 1000 USD 2018 down 42.4% volatile
17 Bulgaria 8,629 1000 USD 2018 up 78,345.5% volatile
18 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 8,133 1000 USD 2018 down 50.9% falling
19 Thailand 7,886 1000 USD 2018 up 21.2% rising
20 Portugal 7,875 1000 USD 2018 up 17,400.0% volatile
21 Spain 7,837 1000 USD 2018 down 23.3% rising
22 Poland 7,402 1000 USD 2018 up 1,323.5% volatile
23 T�rkiye 5,346 1000 USD 2018 up 345.5% volatile
24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5,223 1000 USD 2018 down 55.6% volatile
25 Pakistan 4,786 1000 USD 2018 up 876.7% volatile
26 Israel 3,426 1000 USD 2018 up 479.7% volatile
27 Slovenia 3,397 1000 USD 2018 up 206.0% volatile
28 Saudi Arabia 2,749 1000 USD 2018 up 6,772.5% volatile
29 Malaysia 2,714 1000 USD 2018 down 6.0% rising
30 Tunisia 2,409 1000 USD 2018 up 3,495.5% volatile
31 Japan 2,338 1000 USD 2018 down 63.7% volatile
32 Switzerland 2,336 1000 USD 2018 down 77.5% volatile
33 Singapore 2,248 1000 USD 2018 up 412.1% volatile
34 Chile 1,815 1000 USD 2018 up 4,221.4% volatile
35 Denmark 899 1000 USD 2018 up 230.5% volatile
36 Slovak Republic 833 1000 USD 2017 up 600.0% volatile
37 Hungary 589 1000 USD 2018 up 100.3% volatile
38 Estonia 519 1000 USD 2018 up 4,225.0% volatile
39 Canada 426 1000 USD 2018 down 66.8% volatile
40 Norway 392 1000 USD 2018 down 86.6% volatile
41 Ukraine 313 1000 USD 2018 up 82.0% volatile
42 Greece 203 1000 USD 2011 down 26.7% volatile
43 Ecuador 134 1000 USD 2015 up 857.1% volatile
44 Kuwait 118 1000 USD 2018 volatile
45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 89 1000 USD 2018 up 58.9% rising
46 Egypt 87 1000 USD 2017 down 17.9% volatile
47 Mexico 78 1000 USD 2018 up 387.5% volatile
48 Mozambique 66 1000 USD 2018 down 35.3% volatile
49 Zambia 49 1000 USD 2018 up 512.5% volatile
50 Ireland 32 1000 USD 2018 down 86.1% volatile
51 Lithuania 25 1000 USD 2018 rising
51 Luxembourg 25 1000 USD 2018 down 92.2% volatile
53 Mauritius 20 1000 USD 2017 down 77.0% volatile
54 Uruguay 16 1000 USD 2005 down 85.7% volatile
55 Latvia 15 1000 USD 2018 unchanged rising
56 Philippines 13 1000 USD 2014 down 74.5% volatile
56 Malawi 13 1000 USD 2015 volatile
58 Romania 12 1000 USD 2017 down 95.4% volatile
59 Kenya 8 1000 USD 2018 down 96.1% volatile
60 Morocco 7 1000 USD 2011 down 96.5% volatile
61 Oman 6 1000 USD 2010 down 78.6% volatile
61 Argentina 6 1000 USD 2018 down 98.7% volatile
63 Colombia 5 1000 USD 2017 down 99.5% volatile
64 Zimbabwe 3 1000 USD 2018 down 99.7% volatile
65 New Zealand 1 1000 USD 2018 down 100.0% 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 Value
Unit
1000 USD
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/