Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate in Africa
Africa: Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate was -4.66 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-4.66 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 37.8%
Rank
25th
of 28 groups
All-time high
59.07 % change on previous year
in 2000
All-time low
-17.6 % change on previous year
in 1990
Years of data
60
1964–2024
Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate in Africa, 1964–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for recovered paper — production, annual growth rate in Africa is -4.66 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 37.8% on the previous year and down 186.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recovered paper — production, annual growth rate in Africa peaked at 59.07 % change on previous year in 2000 and was at its lowest, -17.6 % change on previous year, in 1990.
That places Africa 25th out of 28 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 1970s | 5.13 % change on previous year | -5.71 % change on previous year | 15.7 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 7.05 % change on previous year | 0.6974 % change on previous year | 17.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.458 % change on previous year | -17.6 % change on previous year | 12.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.45 % change on previous year | -0.2391 % change on previous year | 59.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 % change on previous year | -5.28 % change on previous year | 11.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7448 % change on previous year | -4.66 % change on previous year | 6.84 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 22 Poland 1.47 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Serbia 1.24 % change on previous year compare
- 24 United Arab Emirates 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Benin 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Belarus 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Belize 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Brazil 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Barbados 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Botswana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Cuba 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Algeria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Ecuador 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Egypt 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Fiji 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Georgia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Ghana 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Greece 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Guatemala 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Honduras 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Croatia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Haiti 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Hungary 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Indonesia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Ireland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Iraq 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Israel 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Jordan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Kenya 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Cambodia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Lebanon 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Libya 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Sri Lanka 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Lesotho 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Latvia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Morocco 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 North Macedonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Mali 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Mozambique 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Mauritius 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Malawi 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Malaysia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Namibia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 New Caledonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Nigeria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Nicaragua 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Norway 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Nepal 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 New Zealand 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Oman 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Pakistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Panama 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Peru 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Philippines 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year
- 24 French Polynesia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Qatar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Sudan 0 % change on previous year
- 24 El Salvador 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Suriname 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Togo 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Trinidad and Tobago 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Tunisia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Yemen 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Zimbabwe 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Guadeloupe 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Martinique 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 USSR 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Serbia and Montenegro 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Czechoslovakia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Sudan (former) 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Russian Federation 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Brunei Darussalam 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 China, Taiwan Province of 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Curaçao 0 % change on previous year
- 24 Ethiopia PDR 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Yugoslav SFR 0 % change on previous year compare
- 24 China, Macao SAR 0 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is recovered paper — production, annual growth rate in Africa?
- Recovered paper — production, annual growth rate in Africa was -4.66 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest recovered paper — production, annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 59.07 % change on previous year in 2000.
- What is the lowest recovered paper — production, annual growth rate recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.6 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does Africa rank for recovered paper — production, annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 25th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is recovered paper — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 186.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Recovered paper — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Recovered paper — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Recovered paper — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.