Italy vs Northern Europe: Recovered paper — Export quantity

Italy
1.90 million t
in 2024
Northern Europe
5.94 million t
in 2024
Italy rank
5th
Northern Europe rank
7th

Recovered paper — Export quantity over time

  • Italy
  • Northern Europe
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How they compare

Northern Europe currently reports 5.94 million t against 1.90 million t in Italy, a difference of 4.04 million t.

That makes Northern Europe's figure about 3.1 times Italy's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Northern Europe has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 5th and Northern Europe ranks 7th of 204 countries.

Northern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Northern Europe Difference Ahead
1970s 1,758 t 282,700 t 280,943 t Northern Europe
1980s 1,315 t 590,673 t 589,358 t Northern Europe
1990s 40,013 t 1.06 million t 1.02 million t Northern Europe
2000s 812,067 t 4.47 million t 3.66 million t Northern Europe
2010s 1.80 million t 6.75 million t 4.94 million t Northern Europe
2020s 1.74 million t 6.17 million t 4.43 million t Northern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — export quantity, Italy or Northern Europe?
Northern Europe, at 5.94 million t against 1.90 million t in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in recovered paper — export quantity between Italy and Northern Europe?
4.04 million t, with Northern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Northern Europe?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Italy and Northern Europe rank globally for recovered paper — export quantity?
Italy ranks 5th and Northern Europe ranks 7th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Recovered paper — Export quantity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Recovered paper — Export quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
237 places, 7,865 data points, 1970–2024
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