Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0034 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0034 t per person for total fibre furnish — import quantity, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 26.3% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fibre furnish — import quantity, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0088 t per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per person, in 1967.
That places South Africa 59th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 t per person | -58.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 t per person | +17.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 t per person | -51.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 t per person | +45.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 t per person | -64.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 t per person | +2940.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0028 t per person | +72.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0029 t per person | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0028 t per person | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0033 t per person | +19.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0043 t per person | +29.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0043 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0036 t per person | -15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0044 t per person | +22.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0044 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0045 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0071 t per person | +57.9% |
| 1981 | 0.006 t per person | -16.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 t per person | -35.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0088 t per person | +129.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0059 t per person | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0016 t per person | -72.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.002 t per person | +27.2% |
| 1988 | 0.002 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.003 t per person | +44.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 t per person | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0028 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 t per person | -50.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 t per person | +60.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 t per person | -18.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 t per person | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 t per person | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 t per person | -14.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 t per person | -25.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 t per person | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 t per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 t per person | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 t per person | -34.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 t per person | +126.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 t per person | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.002 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 t per person | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 t per person | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 t per person | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 t per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 t per person | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 t per person | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0038 t per person | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 t per person | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 t per person | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0044 t per person | +32.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 t per person | -39.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0034 t per person | +26.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0028 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0039 t per person | 0.0028 t per person | 0.0045 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0042 t per person | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0088 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0014 t per person | 0.0028 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0011 t per person | 0.0025 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 t per person | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0044 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 t per person | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0044 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 56 Lebanon 0.0044 t per person compare
- 57 Ecuador 0.0036 t per person compare
- 58 Faroe Islands 0.0035 t per person compare
- 60 Tuvalu 0.003 t per person compare
- 61 Costa Rica 0.0029 t per person compare
- 62 Luxembourg 0.0029 t per person compare
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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 20.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.012 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 3.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fibre furnish — import quantity, per capita in South Africa?
- Total fibre furnish — import quantity, per capita in South Africa was 0.0034 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fibre furnish — import quantity, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0088 t per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest total fibre furnish — import quantity, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per person in 1967.
- How does South Africa rank for total fibre furnish — import quantity, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 59th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fibre furnish — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total fibre furnish — Import quantity 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
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.