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
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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About this data
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.