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

Belgium
48.44 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
28.88 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Belgium rank
4th
Switzerland rank
7th

Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Belgium
  • Switzerland
020406080196119922023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 48.44 t per square kilometre against 28.88 t per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 19.56 t per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 125 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 49.54 t per square kilometre 31.1 t per square kilometre 18.44 t per square kilometre Belgium
2010s 38.01 t per square kilometre 32.66 t per square kilometre 5.35 t per square kilometre Belgium
2020s 51.49 t per square kilometre 29.75 t per square kilometre 21.75 t per square kilometre Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, Belgium or Switzerland?
Belgium, at 48.44 t per square kilometre against 28.88 t per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between Belgium and Switzerland?
19.56 t per square kilometre, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 7th 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.