Total fibre furnish — Production, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Total fibre furnish — Production, per capita was 0.0318 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total fibre furnish — Production, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0318 t per person for total fibre furnish — production, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fibre furnish — production, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0581 t per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0125 t per person, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 49th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Total fibre furnish — Production, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0125 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0163 t per person | +30.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0202 t per person | +23.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0228 t per person | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0232 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0225 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0239 t per person | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.023 t per person | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0205 t per person | -10.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0284 t per person | +38.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0286 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0307 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0328 t per person | +6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0333 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0301 t per person | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0303 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0333 t per person | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0332 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0339 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0358 t per person | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0373 t per person | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0397 t per person | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0365 t per person | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0309 t per person | -15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0332 t per person | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0332 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0322 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0333 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0517 t per person | +55.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0509 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.05 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0499 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0487 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0395 t per person | -18.9% |
| 1995 | 0.048 t per person | +21.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0474 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0533 t per person | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0531 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0502 t per person | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0532 t per person | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0528 t per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0549 t per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0558 t per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0537 t per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0532 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0543 t per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0551 t per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0581 t per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0496 t per person | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0527 t per person | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0512 t per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0514 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0509 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0458 t per person | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0459 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0482 t per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0457 t per person | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0448 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0393 t per person | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0348 t per person | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0343 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.035 t per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0332 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0318 t per person | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0206 t per person | 0.0125 t per person | 0.0239 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0314 t per person | 0.0284 t per person | 0.0339 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0364 t per person | 0.0309 t per person | 0.0517 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0491 t per person | 0.0395 t per person | 0.0533 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0541 t per person | 0.0496 t per person | 0.0581 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0476 t per person | 0.0393 t per person | 0.0527 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0338 t per person | 0.0318 t per person | 0.035 t per person | 5 |
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- 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 — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0329 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 21.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fibre furnish — production, per capita in South Africa?
- Total fibre furnish — production, per capita in South Africa was 0.0318 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fibre furnish — production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0581 t per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest total fibre furnish — production, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0125 t per person in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for total fibre furnish — production, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 49th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fibre furnish — production, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total fibre furnish — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total fibre furnish — Production 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 — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total fibre furnish — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Total fibre furnish — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.