What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per capita between Denmark and Sweden?

0.0024 t per person, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Denmark vs Sweden: Recovered paper — Production, per capita

Denmark

0.0852 t per person

in 2024

Sweden

0.0876 t per person

in 2024

Denmark rank

17th

Sweden rank

16th

Recovered paper — Production, per capita over time

Denmark
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0876 t per person against 0.0852 t per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.0024 t per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 16th of 125 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0187 t per person	0.0355 t per person	0.0168 t per person	Sweden
1970s	0.0354 t per person	0.0522 t per person	0.0168 t per person	Sweden
1980s	0.0552 t per person	0.0866 t per person	0.0314 t per person	Sweden
1990s	0.0711 t per person	0.1256 t per person	0.0545 t per person	Sweden
2000s	0.0897 t per person	0.1759 t per person	0.0862 t per person	Sweden
2010s	0.1064 t per person	0.132 t per person	0.0256 t per person	Sweden
2020s	0.0972 t per person	0.0884 t per person	0.0089 t per person	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per capita, Denmark or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.0876 t per person against 0.0852 t per person in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per capita between Denmark and Sweden?: 0.0024 t per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for recovered paper — production, per capita?: Denmark ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 16th 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: 18 August 2026

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.