Japan vs Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Recovered paper — Export quantity

Japan
2.00 million t
in 2024
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2.19 million t
in 2024
Japan rank
4th
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank
3rd

Recovered paper — Export quantity over time

  • Japan
  • Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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How they compare

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) currently reports 2.19 million t against 2.00 million t in Japan, a difference of 184,070 t.

That makes Netherlands (Kingdom of the)'s figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.

Japan ranks 4th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 3rd of 190 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands (Kingdom of the) Difference Ahead
1970s 39,257 t 249,291 t 210,034 t Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
1980s 39,920 t 427,911 t 387,991 t Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
1990s 141,556 t 1.17 million t 1.03 million t Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2000s 2.84 million t 2.73 million t 111,810 t Japan
2010s 4.23 million t 2.92 million t 1.31 million t Japan
2020s 2.32 million t 2.24 million t 82,482 t Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — export quantity, Japan or Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the), at 2.19 million t against 2.00 million t in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in recovered paper — export quantity between Japan and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
184,070 t, with Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank globally for recovered paper — export quantity?
Japan ranks 4th and Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 3rd of 190 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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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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