Africa vs Norway: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Africa
77 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Norway
1,784 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Africa rank
8th
Norway rank
5th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Africa
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1,784 num items per 100m2 against 77 num items per 100m2 in Africa, a difference of 1,707 num items per 100m2.
That makes Norway's figure about 23.2 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Norway ahead.
Africa ranks 8th and Norway ranks 5th of 34 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 931.8 num items per 100m2 | 2,892 num items per 100m2 | 1,960 num items per 100m2 | Norway |
| 2020s | 9,779 num items per 100m2 | 1,638 num items per 100m2 | 8,142 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 Norway?
- Norway, at 1,784 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 Norway?
- 1,707 num items per 100m2, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Norway?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Africa and Norway rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Africa ranks 8th and Norway ranks 5th 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.