Switzerland vs World: Recovered paper — Production, per capita

Switzerland
0.126 t per person
in 2024
World
0.0296 t per person
in 2024
Switzerland rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Recovered paper — Production, per capita over time

  • Switzerland
  • World
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.126 t per person against 0.0296 t per person in World, a difference of 0.0964 t per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 4.3 times World's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Switzerland ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0399 t per person 0.0055 t per person 0.0344 t per person Switzerland
1970s 0.0561 t per person 0.0095 t per person 0.0465 t per person Switzerland
1980s 0.079 t per person 0.0129 t per person 0.0661 t per person Switzerland
1990s 0.1273 t per person 0.0189 t per person 0.1084 t per person Switzerland
2000s 0.1653 t per person 0.0263 t per person 0.139 t per person Switzerland
2010s 0.1572 t per person 0.0305 t per person 0.1267 t per person Switzerland
2020s 0.1327 t per person 0.0302 t per person 0.1025 t per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per capita, Switzerland or World?
Switzerland, at 0.126 t per person against 0.0296 t per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per capita between Switzerland and World?
0.0964 t per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and World?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Switzerland and World rank globally for recovered paper — production, per capita?
Switzerland ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.