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

Brazil
0.0203 t per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.0214 t per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
46th
Costa Rica rank
45th

Recovered paper — Production, per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0214 t per person against 0.0203 t per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0011 t per person.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 46th and Costa Rica ranks 45th of 125 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0059 t per person 0.0023 t per person 0.0036 t per person Brazil
1980s 0.009 t per person 0.0021 t per person 0.007 t per person Brazil
1990s 0.0087 t per person 0.0032 t per person 0.0055 t per person Brazil
2000s 0.0173 t per person 0.0042 t per person 0.0131 t per person Brazil
2010s 0.023 t per person 0.0208 t per person 0.0022 t per person Brazil
2020s 0.0223 t per person 0.0216 t per person 0.0007 t per person Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per capita, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.0214 t per person against 0.0203 t per person in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per capita between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.0011 t per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for recovered paper — production, per capita?
Brazil ranks 46th 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.