China vs Portugal: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre

China
7.55 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
10.17 t per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
19th
Portugal rank
16th

Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Portugal
02.557.510196919962023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 10.17 t per square kilometre against 7.55 t per square kilometre in China, a difference of 2.62 t per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.

China ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 16th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1141 t per square kilometre 0.224 t per square kilometre 0.11 t per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.3735 t per square kilometre 2.56 t per square kilometre 2.18 t per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 1.11 t per square kilometre 3.35 t per square kilometre 2.24 t per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 2.56 t per square kilometre 5.89 t per square kilometre 3.33 t per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 5.45 t per square kilometre 8.41 t per square kilometre 2.96 t per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 7.12 t per square kilometre 10.09 t per square kilometre 2.96 t per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, China or Portugal?
Portugal, at 10.17 t per square kilometre against 7.55 t per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between China and Portugal?
2.62 t per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do China and Portugal rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
China ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 16th 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.