Argentina vs Costa Rica: Recovered paper — Production, per capita

Argentina
0.0202 t per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.0214 t per person
in 2024
Argentina rank
47th
Costa Rica rank
45th

Recovered paper — Production, per capita over time

  • Argentina
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0214 t per person against 0.0202 t per person in Argentina, a difference of 0.0012 t per person.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 47th and Costa Rica ranks 45th of 125 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 0.014 t per person 0.0023 t per person 0.0118 t per person Argentina
1980s 0.0109 t per person 0.0021 t per person 0.0088 t per person Argentina
1990s 0.0126 t per person 0.0032 t per person 0.0094 t per person Argentina
2000s 0.024 t per person 0.0042 t per person 0.0198 t per person Argentina
2010s 0.0174 t per person 0.0208 t per person 0.0034 t per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.0233 t per person 0.0216 t per person 0.0016 t per person Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per capita, Argentina or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.0214 t per person against 0.0202 t per person in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per capita between Argentina and Costa Rica?
0.0012 t per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Costa Rica?
49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Costa Rica rank globally for recovered paper — production, per capita?
Argentina ranks 47th and Costa Rica ranks 45th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Recovered paper — Production, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Recovered paper — Production, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
126 places, 4,760 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Recovered paper — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.