Costa Rica vs Mexico: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
2.15 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
2.32 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
40th
Mexico rank
38th

Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 2.32 t per square kilometre against 2.15 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.17 t per square kilometre.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Mexico ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 40th and Mexico ranks 38th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0979 t per square kilometre 0.3691 t per square kilometre 0.2712 t per square kilometre Mexico
1980s 0.1077 t per square kilometre 0.4671 t per square kilometre 0.3594 t per square kilometre Mexico
1990s 0.2154 t per square kilometre 0.4733 t per square kilometre 0.2578 t per square kilometre Mexico
2000s 0.3564 t per square kilometre 1.1 t per square kilometre 0.7478 t per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 1.96 t per square kilometre 2.21 t per square kilometre 0.2486 t per square kilometre Mexico
2020s 2.15 t per square kilometre 2.37 t per square kilometre 0.2202 t per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Mexico?
Mexico, at 2.32 t per square kilometre against 2.15 t per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Mexico?
0.17 t per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 40th and Mexico ranks 38th 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.