Germany vs Switzerland: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre
Germany
36 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
28.88 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
6th
Switzerland rank
7th
Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 36 t per square kilometre against 28.88 t per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 7.12 t per square kilometre.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.48 t per square kilometre | 5.91 t per square kilometre | 1.43 t per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 8.71 t per square kilometre | 8.91 t per square kilometre | 0.2039 t per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 14.4 t per square kilometre | 12.96 t per square kilometre | 1.44 t per square kilometre | Germany |
| 1990s | 26.16 t per square kilometre | 22.53 t per square kilometre | 3.63 t per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2000s | 39.17 t per square kilometre | 31.1 t per square kilometre | 8.07 t per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2010s | 44.94 t per square kilometre | 32.66 t per square kilometre | 12.28 t per square kilometre | Germany |
| 2020s | 40.91 t per square kilometre | 29.75 t per square kilometre | 11.17 t per square kilometre | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, Germany or Switzerland?
- Germany, at 36 t per square kilometre against 28.88 t per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between Germany and Switzerland?
- 7.12 t per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
- Germany ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 7th 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.