Recovered paper — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Recovered paper — Production, per capita was 0.0078 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Recovered paper — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0078 t per person for recovered paper — production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recovered paper — production, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.008 t per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per person, in 1971.
Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Recovered paper — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 t per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 t per person | +292.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 t per person | +47.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 t per person | +63.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 t per person | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 t per person | -23.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 t per person | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 t per person | -14.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 t per person | -15.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 t per person | -18.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 t per person | +77.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 t per person | -11.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 t per person | +72.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 t per person | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 t per person | +12.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 t per person | -43.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 t per person | +19.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 t per person | +28.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 t per person | +24.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 t per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 t per person | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.001 t per person | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.001 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.001 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 t per person | +74.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 t per person | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.002 t per person | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 t per person | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 t per person | +39.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 t per person | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 0.004 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 t per person | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 t per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 t per person | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 t per person | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 0.006 t per person | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.006 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 t per person | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0076 t per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.008 t per person | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0079 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0078 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0077 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0077 t per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0078 t per person | +0.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0078 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0076 t per person, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Recovered paper — Production, per capita in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +292.0% | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0003 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0011 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0011 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 0.0045 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 t per person | 0.0051 t per person | 0.008 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0077 t per person | 0.0077 t per person | 0.0078 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % 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 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is recovered paper — production, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Recovered paper — production, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0078 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest recovered paper — production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.008 t per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest recovered paper — production, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per person in 1971.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for recovered paper — production, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 62nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is recovered paper — production, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.