Africa vs Kenya: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Africa
77 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Kenya
594 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Africa rank
8th
Kenya rank
7th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Africa
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 594 num items per 100m2 against 77 num items per 100m2 in Africa, a difference of 517 num items per 100m2.
That makes Kenya's figure about 7.7 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 8th and Kenya ranks 7th of 34 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 463 num items per 100m2 | 4 num items per 100m2 | 459 num items per 100m2 | Africa |
| 2020s | 7,337 num items per 100m2 | 418.25 num items per 100m2 | 6,919 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 Kenya?
- Kenya, at 594 num items per 100m2 against 77 num items per 100m2 in Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Africa and Kenya?
- 517 num items per 100m2, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Kenya?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Kenya rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Africa ranks 8th and Kenya ranks 7th 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.