Italy vs Switzerland: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre

Italy
23.34 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
28.88 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
9th
Switzerland rank
7th

Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Switzerland
0102030196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 28.88 t per square kilometre against 23.34 t per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 5.54 t per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.66 t per square kilometre 5.91 t per square kilometre 4.26 t per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 3.89 t per square kilometre 8.91 t per square kilometre 5.02 t per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 5.42 t per square kilometre 12.96 t per square kilometre 7.53 t per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 9.82 t per square kilometre 22.53 t per square kilometre 12.71 t per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 17.89 t per square kilometre 31.1 t per square kilometre 13.21 t per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 19.15 t per square kilometre 32.66 t per square kilometre 13.51 t per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 23.1 t per square kilometre 29.75 t per square kilometre 6.65 t per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, Italy or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 28.88 t per square kilometre against 23.34 t per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between Italy and Switzerland?
5.54 t per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 9th 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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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.