Recovered paper — Import quantity in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Recovered paper — Import quantity was 2.42 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.42 million t
Change on year
up 6.4%
Rank
9th
of 32 groups
All-time high
2.93 million t
in 2021
All-time low
345,000 t
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Recovered paper — Import quantity in Southern Europe, 1970–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 2.42 million t for recovered paper — import quantity in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, recovered paper — import quantity in Southern Europe peaked at 2.93 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 345,000 t, in 1971.

Southern Europe ranks 9th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 668,560 t 345,000 t 1.06 million t 10
1980s 1.19 million t 954,261 t 1.67 million t 10
1990s 1.61 million t 1.34 million t 1.93 million t 10
2000s 1.88 million t 1.69 million t 2.14 million t 10
2010s 2.36 million t 2.10 million t 2.66 million t 10
2020s 2.45 million t 2.27 million t 2.93 million t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 6 Indonesia 2.74 million t compare
  2. 7 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2.22 million t compare
  3. 8 Mexico 1.80 million t compare
  4. 9 China 1.77 million t compare
  5. 10 Austria 1.61 million t compare
  6. 11 Türkiye 1.56 million t compare
  7. 12 Spain 1.55 million t compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is recovered paper — import quantity in Southern Europe?
Recovered paper — import quantity in Southern Europe was 2.42 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest recovered paper — import quantity recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 2.93 million t in 2021.
What is the lowest recovered paper — import quantity recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 345,000 t in 1971.
How does Southern Europe rank for recovered paper — import quantity?
Southern Europe ranks 9th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
Is recovered paper — import quantity rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Recovered paper — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Recovered paper — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 9,163 data points, 1970–2024
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