Canada vs Iceland: Recovered paper — Production, per capita

Canada
0.074 t per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.0647 t per person
in 2024
Canada rank
21st
Iceland rank
24th

Recovered paper — Production, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Iceland
0.020.040.060.080.10.12196419942024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.074 t per person against 0.0647 t per person in Iceland, a difference of 0.0093 t per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 21st and Iceland ranks 24th of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Iceland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0823 t per person 0.0372 t per person 0.0451 t per person Canada
2000s 0.0905 t per person 0.047 t per person 0.0434 t per person Canada
2010s 0.0794 t per person 0.0805 t per person 0.0011 t per person Iceland
2020s 0.0811 t per person 0.0671 t per person 0.014 t per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per capita, Canada or Iceland?
Canada, at 0.074 t per person against 0.0647 t per person in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per capita between Canada and Iceland?
0.0093 t per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iceland?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Canada and Iceland rank globally for recovered paper — production, per capita?
Canada ranks 21st and Iceland ranks 24th 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.