Belgium vs World: Recovered paper — Production, per capita

Belgium
0.1233 t per person
in 2024
World
0.0296 t per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
4th
World rank
1st

Recovered paper — Production, per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • World
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.1233 t per person against 0.0296 t per person in World, a difference of 0.0937 t per person.

That makes Belgium's figure about 4.2 times World's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium World Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1438 t per person 0.0263 t per person 0.1175 t per person Belgium
2010s 0.1027 t per person 0.0305 t per person 0.0723 t per person Belgium
2020s 0.1325 t per person 0.0302 t per person 0.1023 t per person Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per capita, Belgium or World?
Belgium, at 0.1233 t per person against 0.0296 t per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per capita between Belgium and World?
0.0937 t per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and World?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Belgium and World rank globally for recovered paper — production, per capita?
Belgium ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.