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

Malta
81.84 t per square kilometre
in 2023
World
1.85 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • World
020406080196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 81.84 t per square kilometre against 1.85 t per square kilometre in World, a difference of 79.99 t per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 44.3 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was World ahead.

Malta ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta World Difference Ahead
1990s 0 t per square kilometre 1 t per square kilometre 1 t per square kilometre World
2000s 3.44 t per square kilometre 1.36 t per square kilometre 2.08 t per square kilometre Malta
2010s 56.96 t per square kilometre 1.74 t per square kilometre 55.22 t per square kilometre Malta
2020s 60.3 t per square kilometre 1.86 t per square kilometre 58.44 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, Malta or World?
Malta, at 81.84 t per square kilometre against 1.85 t per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between Malta and World?
79.99 t per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and World?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Malta and World rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.