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

Guatemala
1.07 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.06 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
56th
South Africa rank
58th

Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Guatemala
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 1.07 t per square kilometre against 1.06 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.01 t per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Guatemala ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 58th of 125 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1372 t per square kilometre 0.2017 t per square kilometre 0.0645 t per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.1166 t per square kilometre 0.3287 t per square kilometre 0.2121 t per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.1456 t per square kilometre 0.4751 t per square kilometre 0.3295 t per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.2426 t per square kilometre 0.7328 t per square kilometre 0.4902 t per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.8977 t per square kilometre 0.9949 t per square kilometre 0.0972 t per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 1.07 t per square kilometre 1.04 t per square kilometre 0.0344 t per square kilometre Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, Guatemala or South Africa?
Guatemala, at 1.07 t per square kilometre against 1.06 t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between Guatemala and South Africa?
0.01 t per square kilometre, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and South Africa rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
Guatemala ranks 56th 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.