Denmark vs South Africa: Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate

Denmark
-13.73 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Africa
-8.04 % change on previous year
in 2024
Denmark rank
130th
South Africa rank
128th

Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate over time

  • Denmark
  • South Africa
-1000100200300196219932024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports -8.04 % change on previous year against -13.73 % change on previous year in Denmark, a difference of 5.69 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Africa ahead.

Denmark ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 128th of 138 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 7.05 % change on previous year 6.51 % change on previous year 0.5369 % change on previous year Denmark
1980s 5.6 % change on previous year 5.3 % change on previous year 0.3043 % change on previous year Denmark
1990s -4.88 % change on previous year 1.75 % change on previous year 6.63 % change on previous year South Africa
2000s 36.31 % change on previous year 5.85 % change on previous year 30.46 % change on previous year Denmark
2010s -0.832 % change on previous year 2.53 % change on previous year 3.36 % change on previous year South Africa
2020s -2.75 % change on previous year -0.8344 % change on previous year 1.91 % change on previous year South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, annual growth rate, Denmark or South Africa?
South Africa, at -8.04 % change on previous year against -13.73 % change on previous year in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, annual growth rate between Denmark and South Africa?
5.69 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Denmark and South Africa rank globally for recovered paper — production, annual growth rate?
Denmark ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 128th of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Denmark vs South Africa: Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/recovered-paper-production-annual-growth-rate/denmark/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/recovered-paper-production-annual-growth-rate/denmark/south-africa/">Denmark vs South Africa: Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 7,191 data points, 1962–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Recovered paper — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.