What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per capita between France and Spain?

0.0021 t per person, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?

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.

France vs Spain: Recovered paper — Production, per capita

France

0.0933 t per person

in 2024

Spain

0.0912 t per person

in 2024

France rank

12th

Spain rank

14th

Recovered paper — Production, per capita over time

France
Spain

How they compare

France currently reports 0.0933 t per person against 0.0912 t per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0021 t per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

France ranks 12th and Spain ranks 14th of 125 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0196 t per person	0.007 t per person	0.0127 t per person	France
1970s	0.031 t per person	0.0204 t per person	0.0106 t per person	France
1980s	0.0416 t per person	0.0336 t per person	0.008 t per person	France
1990s	0.0619 t per person	0.0522 t per person	0.0097 t per person	France
2000s	0.0913 t per person	0.097 t per person	0.0057 t per person	Spain
2010s	0.1019 t per person	0.0972 t per person	0.0047 t per person	France
2020s	0.096 t per person	0.091 t per person	0.005 t per person	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per capita, France or Spain?: France, at 0.0933 t per person against 0.0912 t per person in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per capita between France and Spain?: 0.0021 t per person, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do France and Spain rank globally for recovered paper — production, per capita?: France ranks 12th and Spain ranks 14th 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.