Japan vs Switzerland: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre
Japan
46.97 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
28.88 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
5th
Switzerland rank
7th
Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 46.97 t per square kilometre against 28.88 t per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 18.09 t per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Switzerland's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 125 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.01 t per square kilometre | 5.91 t per square kilometre | 2.1 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 16.2 t per square kilometre | 8.91 t per square kilometre | 7.29 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 27.41 t per square kilometre | 12.96 t per square kilometre | 14.45 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 40.95 t per square kilometre | 22.53 t per square kilometre | 18.42 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 58.12 t per square kilometre | 31.1 t per square kilometre | 27.01 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 58.38 t per square kilometre | 32.66 t per square kilometre | 25.72 t per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 49.49 t per square kilometre | 29.75 t per square kilometre | 19.74 t per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 46.97 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 Japan and Switzerland?
- 18.09 t per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 5th 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.