Recovered paper — Production in Peru

Peru: Recovered paper — Production was 72,000 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
72,000 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 166 countries
All-time high
159,000 t
in 1991
All-time low
30,000 t
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Recovered paper — Production in Peru, 1970–2024

50.0k100.0k150.0k197019972024

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

Analysis

Peru recorded 72,000 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 Peru peaked at 159,000 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 30,000 t, in 1971.

Peru ranks 87th 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 Peru, year by year

Annual values for Recovered paper — Production in Peru, 1970 to 2024.
Year t Change
1970 33,000 t —
1971 30,000 t -9.1%
1972 40,000 t +33.3%
1973 45,000 t +12.5%
1974 45,000 t +0.0%
1975 56,000 t +24.4%
1976 62,000 t +10.7%
1977 62,000 t +0.0%
1978 53,000 t -14.5%
1979 57,000 t +7.5%
1980 57,000 t +0.0%
1981 59,000 t +3.5%
1982 43,000 t -27.1%
1983 46,000 t +7.0%
1984 46,000 t +0.0%
1985 46,000 t +0.0%
1986 72,000 t +56.5%
1987 86,000 t +19.4%
1988 77,000 t -10.5%
1989 151,000 t +96.1%
1990 151,000 t +0.0%
1991 159,000 t +5.3%
1992 159,000 t +0.0%
1993 47,000 t -70.4%
1994 50,000 t +6.4%
1995 72,000 t +44.0%
1996 72,000 t +0.0%
1997 72,000 t +0.0%
1998 72,000 t +0.0%
1999 72,000 t +0.0%
2000 72,000 t +0.0%
2001 72,000 t +0.0%
2002 72,000 t +0.0%
2003 72,000 t +0.0%
2004 72,000 t +0.0%
2005 72,000 t +0.0%
2006 72,000 t +0.0%
2007 72,000 t +0.0%
2008 72,000 t +0.0%
2009 72,000 t +0.0%
2010 72,000 t +0.0%
2011 72,000 t +0.0%
2012 72,000 t +0.0%
2013 72,000 t +0.0%
2014 72,000 t +0.0%
2015 72,000 t +0.0%
2016 72,000 t +0.0%
2017 72,000 t +0.0%
2018 72,000 t +0.0%
2019 72,000 t +0.0%
2020 72,000 t +0.0%
2021 72,000 t +0.0%
2022 72,000 t +0.0%
2023 72,000 t +0.0%
2024 72,000 t +0.0%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 72,000 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83,500 t, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 72,000 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30,500 t, 2.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 48,300 t 30,000 t 62,000 t 10
1980s 68,300 t 43,000 t 151,000 t 10
1990s 92,600 t 47,000 t 159,000 t 10
2000s 72,000 t 72,000 t 72,000 t 10
2010s 72,000 t 72,000 t 72,000 t 10
2020s 72,000 t 72,000 t 72,000 t 5

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 84 Bahrain 80,000 t compare
  2. 84 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 80,000 t compare
  3. 86 Latvia 75,000 t compare
  4. 88 Zimbabwe 70,000 t compare
  5. 89 Luxembourg 65,000 t compare
  6. 90 Honduras 60,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is recovered paper — production in Peru?
Recovered paper — production in Peru was 72,000 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest recovered paper — production recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 159,000 t in 1991.
What is the lowest recovered paper — production recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 30,000 t in 1971.
How does Peru rank for recovered paper — production?
Peru ranks 87th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
Is recovered paper — production rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Peru 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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