Recovered paper — Production, per capita by country
Recovered paper — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
125
Highest
0.1485 t per person
Germany
Lowest
0 t per person
Turkmenistan
Median
0.0076 t per person
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
4,760
What the numbers show
Recovered paper — Production, per capita is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 0.1485 t per person in Germany; the lowest is 0 t per person in Turkmenistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0076 t per person, and the mean is 0.0285 t per person.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan, Republic of (up 8,567.4%), and the largest decrease in Yemen, Republic of (down 91.9%).
Recovered paper — Production, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 0.1485 t per person | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Japan | 0.1344 t per person | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 3 | Switzerland | 0.126 t per person | 2024 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium | 0.1233 t per person | 2024 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 5 | Italy | 0.1158 t per person | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Austria | 0.1108 t per person | 2024 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Slovenia, Republic of | 0.1086 t per person | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 0.0969 t per person | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 0.096 t per person | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 10 | Norway | 0.0957 t per person | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Poland, Republic of | 0.0944 t per person | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 0.0933 t per person | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 0.0925 t per person | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 0.0912 t per person | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Portugal | 0.0907 t per person | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Sweden | 0.0876 t per person | 2024 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 0.0852 t per person | 2024 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Finland | 0.0819 t per person | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Greece | 0.0789 t per person | 2024 | up 212.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Ireland | 0.0768 t per person | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Canada | 0.074 t per person | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia, Republic of | 0.0692 t per person | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Singapore | 0.0666 t per person | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Iceland | 0.0647 t per person | 2024 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 25 | New Zealand | 0.0645 t per person | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovak Republic | 0.059 t per person | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 27 | Malta | 0.0577 t per person | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Thailand | 0.0577 t per person | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0.0567 t per person | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Hungary | 0.0523 t per person | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 31 | China, People's Republic of | 0.052 t per person | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.0504 t per person | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0455 t per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia, Republic of | 0.0402 t per person | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 35 | Cyprus | 0.0391 t per person | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Romania | 0.0384 t per person | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Mexico | 0.0372 t per person | 2024 | down 9.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Kuwait | 0.0347 t per person | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Malaysia | 0.0337 t per person | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.0322 t per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 0.031 t per person | 2024 | up 339.3% | rising |
| 42 | Israel | 0.0305 t per person | 2024 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0283 t per person | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.0247 t per person | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 0.0214 t per person | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Brazil | 0.0203 t per person | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Argentina | 0.0202 t per person | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 48 | Ukraine | 0.0191 t per person | 2024 | up 498.9% | volatile |
| 49 | South Africa | 0.0185 t per person | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 50 | Montenegro | 0.0176 t per person | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Oman | 0.0163 t per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 52 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0.0125 t per person | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Colombia | 0.0122 t per person | 2024 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 54 | Indonesia | 0.0114 t per person | 2024 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 0.0114 t per person | 2024 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Ecuador | 0.0101 t per person | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 57 | Iraq | 0.01 t per person | 2024 | up 1,304.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Uruguay | 0.0092 t per person | 2024 | up 156.0% | volatile |
| 59 | French Polynesia | 0.0089 t per person | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 60 | Jordan | 0.0087 t per person | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Philippines | 0.0079 t per person | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 0.0078 t per person | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Mauritius | 0.0076 t per person | 2024 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Chile | 0.0073 t per person | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Namibia | 0.0066 t per person | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 66 | Guatemala | 0.0062 t per person | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Panama | 0.0058 t per person | 2024 | up 49.4% | falling |
| 68 | St. Lucia | 0.0056 t per person | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 69 | Honduras | 0.0055 t per person | 2024 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 70 | New Caledonia | 0.0055 t per person | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 71 | India | 0.0055 t per person | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Libya | 0.0054 t per person | 2024 | up 183.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Qatar | 0.0052 t per person | 2024 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 0.0051 t per person | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0051 t per person | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0.0048 t per person | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 77 | Lebanon | 0.0045 t per person | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 78 | Myanmar | 0.0044 t per person | 2024 | up 482.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Paraguay | 0.0043 t per person | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 80 | Jamaica | 0.0042 t per person | 2024 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 0.0042 t per person | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 82 | Botswana | 0.004 t per person | 2024 | up 23.1% | flat |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.004 t per person | 2024 | down 67.3% | rising |
| 84 | Croatia, Republic of | 0.0037 t per person | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Morocco | 0.0037 t per person | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Barbados | 0.0035 t per person | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.0033 t per person | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 88 | Tunisia | 0.0033 t per person | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 89 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.0032 t per person | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 90 | Georgia | 0.0029 t per person | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Cuba | 0.0026 t per person | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 92 | Peru | 0.0021 t per person | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 93 | Algeria | 0.002 t per person | 2024 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 94 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.0018 t per person | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Albania | 0.0015 t per person | 2024 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Bahamas, The | 0.0015 t per person | 2024 | up 452.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0.0013 t per person | 2024 | up 167.0% | rising |
| 98 | Nepal | 0.0013 t per person | 2024 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Cambodia | 0.0011 t per person | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 100 | Suriname | 0.0011 t per person | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 101 | Mali | 0.001 t per person | 2024 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 102 | El Salvador | 0.0008 t per person | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 103 | Belize | 0.0007 t per person | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 104 | Kenya | 0.0007 t per person | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Pakistan | 0.0006 t per person | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.0006 t per person | 2024 | up 8,567.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0.0004 t per person | 2024 | up 93.6% | flat |
| 108 | Sudan | 0.0001 t per person | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 109 | Ghana | 0.0001 t per person | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Nigeria | 0.0001 t per person | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 111 | Haiti | 0.0001 t per person | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 112 | Togo | 0.0001 t per person | 2024 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 113 | Benin | 0.0001 t per person | 2024 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 114 | Malawi | 0 t per person | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 115 | Yemen, Republic of | 0 t per person | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 0 t per person | 2024 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0 t per person | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0 t per person | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 119 | Armenia, Republic of | 0 t per person | 2024 | — | flat |
| 119 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0 t per person | 2024 | — | flat |
| 119 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0 t per person | 2024 | — | flat |
| 119 | Liechtenstein | 0 t per person | 2024 | — | flat |
| 119 | Senegal | 0 t per person | 2024 | — | flat |
| 119 | Seychelles | 0 t per person | 2024 | — | flat |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | 0 t per person | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 0.0296 t per person
How this figure is calculated
Recovered paper — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Recovered paper — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Recovered paper — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Recovered paper — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.