North Macedonia vs South Africa: Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre

North Macedonia
0.9057 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.06 t per square kilometre
in 2023
North Macedonia rank
59th
South Africa rank
58th

Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre over time

  • North Macedonia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.06 t per square kilometre against 0.9057 t per square kilometre in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.1543 t per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times North Macedonia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was South Africa ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 58th of 125 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.098 t per square kilometre 0.4864 t per square kilometre 0.3883 t per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.1569 t per square kilometre 0.7328 t per square kilometre 0.576 t per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 1 t per square kilometre 0.9949 t per square kilometre 0.0069 t per square kilometre North Macedonia
2020s 0.8514 t per square kilometre 1.04 t per square kilometre 0.1874 t per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher recovered paper — production, per square kilometre, North Macedonia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.06 t per square kilometre against 0.9057 t per square kilometre in North Macedonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in recovered paper — production, per square kilometre between North Macedonia and South Africa?
0.1543 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do North Macedonia and South Africa rank globally for recovered paper — production, per square kilometre?
North Macedonia ranks 59th 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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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.