Recovered paper — Production, per capita in China
China: Recovered paper — Production, per capita was 0.052 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Recovered paper — Production, per capita in China, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, recovered paper — production, per capita in China stood at 0.052 t per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recovered paper — production, per capita in China peaked at 0.052 t per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.001 t per person, in 1975.
That places China 31st out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Recovered paper — Production, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.001 t per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.001 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 t per person | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 t per person | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.001 t per person | -18.6% |
| 1975 | 0.001 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 t per person | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 t per person | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 t per person | +17.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 t per person | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 0.002 t per person | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 t per person | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 t per person | +12.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0033 t per person | +26.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 t per person | -11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0037 t per person | +26.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 t per person | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.005 t per person | +33.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.006 t per person | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0064 t per person | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0071 t per person | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.007 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0089 t per person | +27.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0096 t per person | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0096 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0098 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0098 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0123 t per person | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0114 t per person | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0107 t per person | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0132 t per person | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0139 t per person | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0153 t per person | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0169 t per person | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0207 t per person | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0244 t per person | +17.8% |
| 2008 | 0.027 t per person | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0307 t per person | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0333 t per person | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0354 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.036 t per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0347 t per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0381 t per person | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0378 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0384 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0405 t per person | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.038 t per person | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0397 t per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0413 t per person | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0484 t per person | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0495 t per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0502 t per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.052 t per person | +3.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.052 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0076 t per person, 6.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- China's 0.052 t per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0114 t per person, 4.6× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0012 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 t per person | 0.002 t per person | 0.0053 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0087 t per person | 0.006 t per person | 0.0123 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0184 t per person | 0.0107 t per person | 0.0307 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0372 t per person | 0.0333 t per person | 0.0405 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0483 t per person | 0.0413 t per person | 0.052 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is recovered paper — production, per capita in China?
- Recovered paper — production, per capita in China was 0.052 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest recovered paper — production, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.052 t per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest recovered paper — production, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 t per person in 1975.
- How does China rank for recovered paper — production, per capita?
- China ranks 31st out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is recovered paper — production, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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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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.