Germany vs Japan: Recovered paper — Production, per capita

Germany
0.1485 t per person
in 2024
Japan
0.1344 t per person
in 2024
Germany rank
1st
Japan rank
2nd

Recovered paper — Production, per capita over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.1485 t per person against 0.1344 t per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0141 t per person.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 1st and Japan ranks 2nd of 125 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0206 t per person 0.0298 t per person 0.0092 t per person Japan
1970s 0.0388 t per person 0.0536 t per person 0.0148 t per person Japan
1980s 0.0644 t per person 0.083 t per person 0.0187 t per person Japan
1990s 0.1122 t per person 0.1192 t per person 0.007 t per person Japan
2000s 0.166 t per person 0.1659 t per person 0.0001 t per person Germany
2010s 0.192 t per person 0.1672 t per person 0.0248 t per person Germany
2020s 0.1671 t per person 0.142 t per person 0.0252 t per person Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per capita, Germany or Japan?
Germany, at 0.1485 t per person against 0.1344 t per person in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per capita between Germany and Japan?
0.0141 t per person, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for recovered paper — production, per capita?
Germany ranks 1st and Japan ranks 2nd 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.