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
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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About this data
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.