Belgium vs Malta: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre

Belgium
48.44 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
81.84 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
4th
Malta rank
3rd

Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • Malta
020406080199820102023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 81.84 t per square kilometre against 48.44 t per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 33.4 t per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.7 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 4th and Malta ranks 3rd of 125 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 49.54 t per square kilometre 3.44 t per square kilometre 46.1 t per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 38.01 t per square kilometre 56.96 t per square kilometre 18.95 t per square kilometre Malta
2020s 51.49 t per square kilometre 60.3 t per square kilometre 8.81 t per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, Belgium or Malta?
Malta, at 81.84 t per square kilometre against 48.44 t per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between Belgium and Malta?
33.4 t per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malta?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Malta rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 4th and Malta ranks 3rd of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
126 places, 4,635 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Recovered paper — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.