Americas vs Caribbean: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Americas
19 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Caribbean
91 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Americas rank
17th
Caribbean rank
19th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Americas
- Caribbean
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 91 num items per 100m2 against 19 num items per 100m2 in Americas, a difference of 72 num items per 100m2.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 4.8 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Caribbean ahead.
Americas ranks 17th and Caribbean ranks 19th of 33 groups.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.2 num items per 100m2 | 143 num items per 100m2 | 120.8 num items per 100m2 | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 25.8 num items per 100m2 | 108.8 num items per 100m2 | 83 num items per 100m2 | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Americas or Caribbean?
- Caribbean, at 91 num items per 100m2 against 19 num items per 100m2 in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Americas and Caribbean?
- 72 num items per 100m2, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Caribbean?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Caribbean rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Americas ranks 17th and Caribbean ranks 19th 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.