Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in South Africa
South Africa: Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import was 697,235 t in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in South Africa, 1997–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 697,235 t for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in South Africa peaked at 697,235 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 164,900 t, in 2002.
South Africa ranks 33rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 351,200 t | — |
| 1998 | 246,300 t | -29.9% |
| 1999 | 282,900 t | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 164,900 t | -41.7% |
| 2003 | 370,401 t | +124.6% |
| 2004 | 393,395 t | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 393,395 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 391,756 t | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 505,300 t | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 542,063 t | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 542,063 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 573,489 t | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 611,248 t | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 689,783 t | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 680,323 t | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 613,264 t | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 613,264 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 510,803 t | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 595,099 t | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 697,235 t | +17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 293,467 t | 246,300 t | 351,200 t | 3 |
| 2000s | 412,909 t | 164,900 t | 542,063 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 620,501 t | 510,803 t | 697,235 t | 9 |
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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.002 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -0.3469 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in South Africa?
- Total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import in South Africa was 697,235 t in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 697,235 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 164,900 t in 2002.
- How does South Africa rank for total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import?
- South Africa ranks 33rd out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total fao — paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — import rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FAO — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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/