China vs Spain: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre
China
7.55 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
8.49 t per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
19th
Spain rank
18th
Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 8.49 t per square kilometre against 7.55 t per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.94 t per square kilometre.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times China's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
China ranks 19th and Spain ranks 18th of 125 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1141 t per square kilometre | 1.46 t per square kilometre | 1.35 t per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.3735 t per square kilometre | 2.59 t per square kilometre | 2.21 t per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.11 t per square kilometre | 4.15 t per square kilometre | 3.04 t per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.56 t per square kilometre | 8.47 t per square kilometre | 5.91 t per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 5.45 t per square kilometre | 9.07 t per square kilometre | 3.62 t per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 7.12 t per square kilometre | 8.68 t per square kilometre | 1.56 t per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, China or Spain?
- Spain, at 8.49 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 Spain?
- 0.94 t per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do China and Spain rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 19th and Spain ranks 18th 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.