Japan vs Malta: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre

Japan
46.97 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
81.84 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
5th
Malta rank
3rd

Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Malta
020406080196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 81.84 t per square kilometre against 46.97 t per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 34.87 t per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.7 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 5th and Malta ranks 3rd of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 41.84 t per square kilometre 0 t per square kilometre 41.84 t per square kilometre Japan
2000s 58.12 t per square kilometre 3.44 t per square kilometre 54.68 t per square kilometre Japan
2010s 58.38 t per square kilometre 56.96 t per square kilometre 1.42 t per square kilometre Japan
2020s 49.49 t per square kilometre 60.3 t per square kilometre 10.81 t per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, Japan or Malta?
Malta, at 81.84 t per square kilometre against 46.97 t per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between Japan and Malta?
34.87 t per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Japan and Malta rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 5th and Malta ranks 3rd 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.