Recovered paper — Production, per capita in Iceland

Iceland: Recovered paper — Production, per capita was 0.0647 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0647 t per person
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
24th
of 125 countries
All-time high
0.0936 t per person
in 2018
All-time low
0.0281 t per person
in 2001
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Recovered paper — Production, per capita in Iceland, 1992–2024

0.020.040.060.080.11992200820241992: 0.038 t per person1993: 0.038 t per person1994: 0.038 t per person1995: 0.037 t per person1996: 0.037 t per person1997: 0.037 t per person1998: 0.036 t per person1999: 0.036 t per person2000: 0.028 t per person2001: 0.028 t per person2002: 0.031 t per person2003: 0.044 t per person2004: 0.042 t per person2005: 0.04 t per person2006: 0.063 t per person2007: 0.065 t per person2008: 0.064 t per person2009: 0.064 t per person2010: 0.064 t per person2011: 0.078 t per person2012: 0.078 t per person2013: 0.077 t per person2014: 0.092 t per person2015: 0.091 t per person2016: 0.092 t per person2017: 0.073 t per person2018: 0.094 t per person2019: 0.067 t per person2020: 0.065 t per person2021: 0.075 t per person2022: 0.065 t per person2023: 0.065 t per person2024: 0.065 t per person

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 0.0647 t per person for recovered paper — production, per capita in 2024.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, recovered paper — production, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0936 t per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0281 t per person, in 2001.

Iceland ranks 24th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0372 t per person 0.0361 t per person 0.0383 t per person 8
2000s 0.047 t per person 0.0281 t per person 0.0652 t per person 10
2010s 0.0805 t per person 0.0639 t per person 0.0936 t per person 10
2020s 0.0671 t per person 0.0647 t per person 0.0752 t per person 5

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 21 Canada 0.074 t per person compare
  2. 22 Estonia 0.0692 t per person compare
  3. 23 Singapore 0.0666 t per person compare
  4. 25 New Zealand 0.0645 t per person compare
  5. 26 Slovak Republic 0.059 t per person compare
  6. 27 Malta 0.0577 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is recovered paper — production, per capita in Iceland?
Recovered paper — production, per capita in Iceland was 0.0647 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest recovered paper — production, per capita recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0936 t per person in 2018.
What is the lowest recovered paper — production, per capita recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0281 t per person in 2001.
How does Iceland rank for recovered paper — production, per capita?
Iceland ranks 24th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
Is recovered paper — production, per capita rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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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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.

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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.