Brazil vs South Africa: Recovered paper — Production, per capita

Brazil
0.0203 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0185 t per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
46th
South Africa rank
49th

Recovered paper — Production, per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0203 t per person against 0.0185 t per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0018 t per person.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Brazil ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 49th of 125 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0049 t per person 0.0096 t per person 0.0047 t per person South Africa
1980s 0.009 t per person 0.0116 t per person 0.0025 t per person South Africa
1990s 0.0087 t per person 0.0131 t per person 0.0044 t per person South Africa
2000s 0.0173 t per person 0.018 t per person 0.0007 t per person South Africa
2010s 0.023 t per person 0.0216 t per person 0.0015 t per person Brazil
2020s 0.0223 t per person 0.02 t per person 0.0023 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 South Africa?
Brazil, at 0.0203 t per person against 0.0185 t per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per capita between Brazil and South Africa?
0.0018 t per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for recovered paper — production, per capita?
Brazil ranks 46th and South Africa ranks 49th 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.