Recovered paper — Production in Hungary

Hungary: Recovered paper — Production was 500,000 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
500,000 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 166 countries
All-time high
670,000 t
in 2010
All-time low
104,000 t
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Recovered paper — Production in Hungary, 1970–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k197019972024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 500,000 t for recovered paper — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, recovered paper — production in Hungary peaked at 670,000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 104,000 t, in 1970.

Hungary ranks 48th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Recovered paper — Production in Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Recovered paper — Production in Hungary, 1970 to 2024.
Year t Change
1970 104,000 t —
1971 104,000 t +0.0%
1972 130,000 t +25.0%
1973 159,000 t +22.3%
1974 174,000 t +9.4%
1975 172,000 t -1.1%
1976 204,000 t +18.6%
1977 253,000 t +24.0%
1978 251,000 t -0.8%
1979 245,000 t -2.4%
1980 224,000 t -8.6%
1981 213,000 t -4.9%
1982 233,000 t +9.4%
1983 248,000 t +6.4%
1984 286,000 t +15.3%
1985 291,000 t +1.7%
1986 297,000 t +2.1%
1987 308,000 t +3.7%
1988 299,000 t -2.9%
1989 221,000 t -26.1%
1990 324,000 t +46.6%
1991 324,000 t +0.0%
1992 240,000 t -25.9%
1993 250,000 t +4.2%
1994 250,000 t +0.0%
1995 280,000 t +12.0%
1996 258,000 t -7.9%
1997 258,000 t +0.0%
1998 250,000 t -3.1%
1999 250,000 t +0.0%
2000 274,000 t +9.6%
2001 347,000 t +26.6%
2002 355,000 t +2.3%
2003 370,000 t +4.2%
2004 378,000 t +2.2%
2005 368,000 t -2.6%
2006 394,000 t +7.1%
2007 407,000 t +3.3%
2008 387,000 t -4.9%
2009 389,638 t +0.7%
2010 670,000 t +72.0%
2011 500,000 t -25.4%
2012 500,000 t +0.0%
2013 500,000 t +0.0%
2014 500,000 t +0.0%
2015 500,000 t +0.0%
2016 500,000 t +0.0%
2017 500,000 t +0.0%
2018 500,000 t +0.0%
2019 500,000 t +0.0%
2020 500,000 t +0.0%
2021 500,000 t +0.0%
2022 500,000 t +0.0%
2023 500,000 t +0.0%
2024 500,000 t +0.0%

Hungary compared with similar countries

  • Hungary's 500,000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 320,000 t, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Hungary's 500,000 t is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 294,200 t, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Recovered paper — Production in Hungary 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.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +72.0% 389,638 t 670,000 t
1990 +46.6% 221,000 t 324,000 t
2001 +26.6% 274,000 t 347,000 t
1989 -26.1% 299,000 t 221,000 t
1992 -25.9% 324,000 t 240,000 t
1972 +25.0% 104,000 t 130,000 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 179,600 t 104,000 t 253,000 t 10
1980s 262,000 t 213,000 t 308,000 t 10
1990s 268,400 t 240,000 t 324,000 t 10
2000s 366,964 t 274,000 t 407,000 t 10
2010s 517,000 t 500,000 t 670,000 t 10
2020s 500,000 t 500,000 t 500,000 t 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 45 Norway 533,000 t compare
  2. 46 Czechoslovakia 518,000 t compare
  3. 47 Denmark 509,000 t compare
  4. 48 United Arab Emirates 500,000 t compare
  5. 50 Finland 460,000 t compare
  6. 50 Iraq 460,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is recovered paper — production in Hungary?
Recovered paper — production in Hungary was 500,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest recovered paper — production recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 670,000 t in 2010.
What is the lowest recovered paper — production recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 104,000 t in 1970.
How does Hungary rank for recovered paper — production?
Hungary ranks 48th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
Is recovered paper — production rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hungary data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Recovered paper — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Recovered paper — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
195 places, 7,959 data points, 1961–2024
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