Africa vs Bulgaria: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Africa
77 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Bulgaria
783 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Africa rank
8th
Bulgaria rank
6th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Africa
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 783 num items per 100m2 against 77 num items per 100m2 in Africa, a difference of 706 num items per 100m2.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 10.2 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Africa ranks 8th and Bulgaria ranks 6th of 34 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 931.8 num items per 100m2 | 3,644 num items per 100m2 | 2,712 num items per 100m2 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 9,779 num items per 100m2 | 1,532 num items per 100m2 | 8,248 num items per 100m2 | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Africa or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 783 num items per 100m2 against 77 num items per 100m2 in Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Africa and Bulgaria?
- 706 num items per 100m2, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Bulgaria?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Africa and Bulgaria rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Africa ranks 8th and Bulgaria ranks 6th of 34 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100 square meters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.