Jamaica vs South Africa: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre
Jamaica
1.11 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.06 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
55th
South Africa rank
58th
Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time
- Jamaica
- South Africa
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.11 t per square kilometre against 1.06 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.05 t per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 58th of 125 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7756 t per square kilometre | 0.23 t per square kilometre | 0.5456 t per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.4894 t per square kilometre | 0.3287 t per square kilometre | 0.1606 t per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.9234 t per square kilometre | 0.4751 t per square kilometre | 0.4483 t per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.9234 t per square kilometre | 0.7328 t per square kilometre | 0.1905 t per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.8864 t per square kilometre | 0.9949 t per square kilometre | 0.1085 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.11 t per square kilometre | 1.04 t per square kilometre | 0.0692 t per square kilometre | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, Jamaica or South Africa?
- Jamaica, at 1.11 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 Jamaica and South Africa?
- 0.05 t per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and South Africa rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 55th 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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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.