Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre
Malaysia
3.65 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.75 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
28th
Sri Lanka rank
31st
Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 3.65 t per square kilometre against 2.75 t per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.9 t per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 125 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0527 t per square kilometre | 0.0941 t per square kilometre | 0.0414 t per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.2204 t per square kilometre | 0.1639 t per square kilometre | 0.0564 t per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.3105 t per square kilometre | 0.3076 t per square kilometre | 0.0028 t per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 3.05 t per square kilometre | 1.11 t per square kilometre | 1.94 t per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 3.65 t per square kilometre | 2.42 t per square kilometre | 1.23 t per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 3.65 t per square kilometre | 2.75 t per square kilometre | 0.9043 t per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
- Malaysia, at 3.65 t per square kilometre against 2.75 t per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.9 t per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st 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.