Germany vs Japan: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre
Germany
36 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
46.97 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
6th
Japan rank
5th
Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 46.97 t per square kilometre against 36 t per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 10.97 t per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 125 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.48 t per square kilometre | 8.01 t per square kilometre | 3.53 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 8.71 t per square kilometre | 16.2 t per square kilometre | 7.5 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 14.4 t per square kilometre | 27.41 t per square kilometre | 13.01 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 26.16 t per square kilometre | 40.95 t per square kilometre | 14.8 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 39.17 t per square kilometre | 58.12 t per square kilometre | 18.94 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 44.94 t per square kilometre | 58.38 t per square kilometre | 13.44 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 40.91 t per square kilometre | 49.49 t per square kilometre | 8.58 t per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 46.97 t per square kilometre against 36 t per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between Germany and Japan?
- 10.97 t per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
- Germany ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th 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.