Recovered paper — Production, per capita in Belgium

Belgium: Recovered paper — Production, per capita was 0.1233 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1233 t per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
4th
of 125 countries
All-time high
0.2052 t per person
in 2004
All-time low
0.0943 t per person
in 2009
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Recovered paper — Production, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2024

00.050.10.150.22000201220242000: 0.146 t per person2001: 0.153 t per person2002: 0.159 t per person2003: 0.178 t per person2004: 0.205 t per person2005: 0.204 t per person2006: 0.109 t per person2007: 0.095 t per person2008: 0.095 t per person2009: 0.094 t per person2010: 0.115 t per person2011: 0.099 t per person2012: 0.098 t per person2013: 0.098 t per person2014: 0.097 t per person2015: 0.097 t per person2016: 0.096 t per person2017: 0.096 t per person2018: 0.096 t per person2019: 0.135 t per person2020: 0.137 t per person2021: 0.139 t per person2022: 0.138 t per person2023: 0.125 t per person2024: 0.123 t per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.1233 t per person for recovered paper — production, per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, recovered paper — production, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.2052 t per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0943 t per person, in 2009.

Belgium ranks 4th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1438 t per person 0.0943 t per person 0.2052 t per person 10
2010s 0.1027 t per person 0.0956 t per person 0.1353 t per person 10
2020s 0.1325 t per person 0.1233 t per person 0.139 t per person 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 1 Germany 0.1485 t per person compare
  2. 2 Japan 0.1344 t per person compare
  3. 3 Switzerland 0.126 t per person compare
  4. 5 Italy 0.1158 t per person compare
  5. 6 Austria 0.1108 t per person compare
  6. 7 Slovenia 0.1086 t per person compare

See the full ranking of 126 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is recovered paper — production, per capita in Belgium?
Recovered paper — production, per capita in Belgium was 0.1233 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest recovered paper — production, per capita recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.2052 t per person in 2004.
What is the lowest recovered paper — production, per capita recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0943 t per person in 2009.
How does Belgium rank for recovered paper — production, per capita?
Belgium ranks 4th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
Is recovered paper — production, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Recovered paper — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Recovered paper — Production, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
126 places, 4,760 data points, 1961–2024
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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.