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

France
12.04 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
10.17 t per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
14th
Portugal rank
16th

Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • Portugal
051015196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 12.04 t per square kilometre against 10.17 t per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 1.87 t per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 16th of 125 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 2.24 t per square kilometre 0.0765 t per square kilometre 2.17 t per square kilometre France
1970s 3.1 t per square kilometre 0.224 t per square kilometre 2.87 t per square kilometre France
1980s 4.37 t per square kilometre 2.56 t per square kilometre 1.82 t per square kilometre France
1990s 6.84 t per square kilometre 3.35 t per square kilometre 3.49 t per square kilometre France
2000s 10.65 t per square kilometre 5.89 t per square kilometre 4.76 t per square kilometre France
2010s 12.54 t per square kilometre 8.41 t per square kilometre 4.13 t per square kilometre France
2020s 12.19 t per square kilometre 10.09 t per square kilometre 2.1 t per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, France or Portugal?
France, at 12.04 t per square kilometre against 10.17 t per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between France and Portugal?
1.87 t per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do France and Portugal rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
France ranks 14th 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.