China vs United Arab Emirates: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre

China
7.55 t per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
7.04 t per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
19th
United Arab Emirates rank
20th

Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • United Arab Emirates
02468197019962023

How they compare

China currently reports 7.55 t per square kilometre against 7.04 t per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.51 t per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

China ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 20th of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 1.11 t per square kilometre 1.04 t per square kilometre 0.0745 t per square kilometre China
2000s 2.56 t per square kilometre 3.56 t per square kilometre 1 t per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 5.45 t per square kilometre 6.26 t per square kilometre 0.8123 t per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 7.12 t per square kilometre 7.04 t per square kilometre 0.0818 t per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, China or United Arab Emirates?
China, at 7.55 t per square kilometre against 7.04 t per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between China and United Arab Emirates?
0.51 t per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Arab Emirates?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and United Arab Emirates rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
China ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 20th 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.