Africa vs Italy: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Africa
77 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Italy
303 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Africa rank
8th
Italy rank
8th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Africa
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 303 num items per 100m2 against 77 num items per 100m2 in Africa, a difference of 226 num items per 100m2.
That makes Italy's figure about 3.9 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Italy ahead.
Africa ranks 8th and Italy ranks 8th of 34 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 931.8 num items per 100m2 | 470.8 num items per 100m2 | 461 num items per 100m2 | Africa |
| 2020s | 9,779 num items per 100m2 | 295.67 num items per 100m2 | 9,484 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 Italy?
- Italy, at 303 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 Italy?
- 226 num items per 100m2, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Italy?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Africa and Italy rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Africa ranks 8th and Italy ranks 8th 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.