Ecuador vs South Africa: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre

Ecuador
0.7363 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.06 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
61st
South Africa rank
58th

Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Ecuador
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.06 t per square kilometre against 0.7363 t per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3237 t per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Ecuador's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 58th of 125 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2436 t per square kilometre 0.4864 t per square kilometre 0.2428 t per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.3259 t per square kilometre 0.7328 t per square kilometre 0.4069 t per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.6833 t per square kilometre 0.9949 t per square kilometre 0.3116 t per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.7363 t per square kilometre 1.04 t per square kilometre 0.3025 t per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, Ecuador or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.06 t per square kilometre against 0.7363 t per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between Ecuador and South Africa?
0.3237 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
Ecuador ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 58th 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.