Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate in Americas
Americas: Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate was -2.08 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-2.08 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 74.1%
Rank
22nd
of 28 groups
All-time high
34.63 % change on previous year
in 1970
All-time low
-14.78 % change on previous year
in 1975
Years of data
63
1962–2024
Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate in Americas, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, recovered paper — production, annual growth rate in Americas stood at -2.08 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 74.1% on the previous year and down 195.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recovered paper — production, annual growth rate in Americas peaked at 34.63 % change on previous year in 1970 and was at its lowest, -14.78 % change on previous year, in 1975.
Americas ranks 22nd of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate in Americas, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -5.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 5.07 % change on previous year | -189.3% |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 13.48 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | -2.48 % change on previous year | -118.4% |
| 1968 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -340.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4403 % change on previous year | -92.6% |
| 1970 | 34.63 % change on previous year | +7765.4% |
| 1971 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 1972 | 7.96 % change on previous year | +152.0% |
| 1973 | 9.67 % change on previous year | +21.5% |
| 1974 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 1975 | -14.78 % change on previous year | -496.5% |
| 1976 | 17.32 % change on previous year | -217.2% |
| 1977 | 6.04 % change on previous year | -65.1% |
| 1978 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -45.2% |
| 1979 | -3.65 % change on previous year | -210.2% |
| 1980 | 12.4 % change on previous year | -440.1% |
| 1981 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -110.7% |
| 1982 | -2.83 % change on previous year | +112.7% |
| 1983 | 8.49 % change on previous year | -400.0% |
| 1984 | 8.54 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1985 | -0.3124 % change on previous year | -103.7% |
| 1986 | 10.35 % change on previous year | -3413.2% |
| 1987 | 6.15 % change on previous year | -40.6% |
| 1988 | 7.69 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 8.05 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -69.0% |
| 1991 | 6.44 % change on previous year | +158.1% |
| 1992 | 7.07 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 7.03 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 11.47 % change on previous year | +63.2% |
| 1995 | 5.98 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 1996 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 1997 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 2 % change on previous year | +16.9% |
| 1999 | 2.27 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 5.86 % change on previous year | +157.9% |
| 2001 | -3.75 % change on previous year | -163.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8742 % change on previous year | -123.3% |
| 2003 | 3.54 % change on previous year | +305.1% |
| 2004 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -39.7% |
| 2005 | 3.25 % change on previous year | +52.3% |
| 2006 | 9.58 % change on previous year | +194.5% |
| 2007 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -76.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1537 % change on previous year | -93.2% |
| 2009 | -3.74 % change on previous year | -2531.5% |
| 2010 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -159.0% |
| 2011 | 2.32 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2012 | -3.87 % change on previous year | -267.0% |
| 2013 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -141.1% |
| 2014 | 2.18 % change on previous year | +37.1% |
| 2015 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -52.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5184 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 2017 | 1.11 % change on previous year | +113.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5779 % change on previous year | -47.7% |
| 2019 | -5.67 % change on previous year | -1081.7% |
| 2020 | -4.58 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 5.27 % change on previous year | -215.0% |
| 2022 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -51.3% |
| 2023 | -8.04 % change on previous year | -413.6% |
| 2024 | -2.08 % change on previous year | -74.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Recovered paper — Production, annual growth rate in Americas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +7765.4% | 0.4403 % change on previous year | 34.63 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +3413.2% | -0.3124 % change on previous year | 10.35 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | -2531.5% | 0.1537 % change on previous year | -3.74 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | -1081.7% | 0.5779 % change on previous year | -5.67 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1 % change on previous year | -5.68 % change on previous year | 13.48 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.74 % change on previous year | -14.78 % change on previous year | 34.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.72 % change on previous year | -2.83 % change on previous year | 12.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.85 % change on previous year | 1.71 % change on previous year | 11.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 % change on previous year | -3.75 % change on previous year | 9.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2 % change on previous year | -5.67 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.38 % change on previous year | -8.04 % change on previous year | 5.27 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 19 Slovakia 3.23 % change on previous year compare
- 20 India 2.85 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 1.74 % change on previous year compare
- 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 Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 670,896 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is recovered paper — production, annual growth rate in Americas?
- Recovered paper — production, annual growth rate in Americas was -2.08 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest recovered paper — production, annual growth rate recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 34.63 % change on previous year in 1970.
- What is the lowest recovered paper — production, annual growth rate recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.78 % change on previous year in 1975.
- How does Americas rank for recovered paper — production, annual growth rate?
- Americas ranks 22nd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is recovered paper — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 195.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas 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
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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.