Belgium vs Japan: Recovered paper — Production, per capita

Belgium
0.1233 t per person
in 2024
Japan
0.1344 t per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
4th
Japan rank
2nd

Recovered paper — Production, per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.1344 t per person against 0.1233 t per person in Belgium, a difference of 0.0111 t per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 4th and Japan ranks 2nd of 125 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1438 t per person 0.1659 t per person 0.0221 t per person Japan
2010s 0.1027 t per person 0.1672 t per person 0.0644 t per person Japan
2020s 0.1325 t per person 0.142 t per person 0.0094 t per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per capita, Belgium or Japan?
Japan, at 0.1344 t per person against 0.1233 t per person in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per capita between Belgium and Japan?
0.0111 t per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for recovered paper — production, per capita?
Belgium ranks 4th and Japan ranks 2nd 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.