Africa vs Poland: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Africa
77 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Poland
6,779 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Africa rank
7th
Poland rank
4th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Africa
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 6,779 num items per 100m2 against 77 num items per 100m2 in Africa, a difference of 6,702 num items per 100m2.
That makes Poland's figure about 88.0 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Poland ahead.
Africa ranks 7th and Poland ranks 4th of 33 groups.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,069 num items per 100m2 | 20,774 num items per 100m2 | 19,704 num items per 100m2 | Poland |
| 2020s | 9,779 num items per 100m2 | 10,345 num items per 100m2 | 566 num items per 100m2 | Poland |
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 Poland?
- Poland, at 6,779 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 Poland?
- 6,702 num items per 100m2, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Poland?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
- How do Africa and Poland rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Africa ranks 7th and Poland ranks 4th of 33 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.