Total fibre furnish — Import value, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Total fibre furnish — Import value, per capita was 0.0024 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, total fibre furnish — import value, per capita in South Africa stood at 0.0024 1000 USD per person.
The figure is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fibre furnish — import value, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0035 1000 USD per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per person, in 1964.
South Africa ranks 56th of 175 countries on this measure, 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 value, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 1000 USD per person | -56.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | +214.7% |
| 1964 | 0 1000 USD per person | -96.8% |
| 1965 | 0 1000 USD per person | +21.2% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 USD per person | +123.0% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 USD per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +3780.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +82.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +31.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +56.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | +115.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | -14.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | +39.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | +43.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | -43.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | +44.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -76.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +15.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | +67.5% |
| 1990 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -45.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | +46.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | +49.4% |
| 1996 | 0.001 1000 USD per person | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | -22.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -32.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | +156.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | -35.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | +31.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 1000 USD per person | +37.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | +27.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | +47.5% |
| 2019 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | -25.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | -29.0% |
| 2021 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | +41.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | +69.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | -44.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | +23.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0024 1000 USD per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0008 1000 USD per person, 3.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0024 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 1000 USD per person, 31.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total fibre furnish — Import value, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +3780.2% | 0 1000 USD per person | 0.0002 1000 USD per person |
| 1963 | +214.7% | 0 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 1000 USD per person | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | 0.0014 1000 USD per person | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | 5 |
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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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fibre furnish — import value, per capita in South Africa?
- Total fibre furnish — import value, per capita in South Africa was 0.0024 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fibre furnish — import value, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 1000 USD per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fibre furnish — import value, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per person in 1964.
- How does South Africa rank for total fibre furnish — import value, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 56th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fibre furnish — import value, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total fibre furnish — Import value 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 value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total fibre furnish — Import value 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 value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.