Portugal vs Spain: Recovered paper — Production, per capita

Portugal
0.0907 t per person
in 2024
Spain
0.0912 t per person
in 2024
Portugal rank
15th
Spain rank
14th

Recovered paper — Production, per capita over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
00.0250.050.0750.10.125196119922024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0912 t per person against 0.0907 t per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0005 t per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Spain ahead.

Portugal ranks 15th and Spain ranks 14th of 125 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 t per person 0.0097 t per person 0.0089 t per person Spain
1970s 0.0022 t per person 0.0204 t per person 0.0181 t per person Spain
1980s 0.0235 t per person 0.0336 t per person 0.0102 t per person Spain
1990s 0.0305 t per person 0.0522 t per person 0.0217 t per person Spain
2000s 0.0514 t per person 0.097 t per person 0.0456 t per person Spain
2010s 0.0741 t per person 0.0972 t per person 0.0231 t per person Spain
2020s 0.0891 t per person 0.091 t per person 0.0019 t per person Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per capita, Portugal or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0912 t per person against 0.0907 t per person in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per capita between Portugal and Spain?
0.0005 t per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for recovered paper — production, per capita?
Portugal ranks 15th 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

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.