Brazil vs Colombia: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre

Brazil
0.5139 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia
0.6972 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
65th
Colombia rank
63rd

Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Brazil
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.6972 t per square kilometre against 0.5139 t per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 0.1833 t per square kilometre.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 65th and Colombia ranks 63rd of 125 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Colombia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0638 t per square kilometre 0.0725 t per square kilometre 0.0087 t per square kilometre Colombia
1980s 0.1456 t per square kilometre 0.1742 t per square kilometre 0.0286 t per square kilometre Colombia
1990s 0.1675 t per square kilometre 0.2725 t per square kilometre 0.105 t per square kilometre Colombia
2000s 0.3817 t per square kilometre 0.457 t per square kilometre 0.0753 t per square kilometre Colombia
2010s 0.5532 t per square kilometre 0.6921 t per square kilometre 0.139 t per square kilometre Colombia
2020s 0.5731 t per square kilometre 0.6529 t per square kilometre 0.0798 t per square kilometre Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, Brazil or Colombia?
Colombia, at 0.6972 t per square kilometre against 0.5139 t per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between Brazil and Colombia?
0.1833 t per square kilometre, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 65th and Colombia ranks 63rd 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.