Americas vs Nigeria: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Americas
19 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Nigeria
89 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Americas rank
18th
Nigeria rank
21st
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Americas
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 89 num items per 100m2 against 19 num items per 100m2 in Americas, a difference of 70 num items per 100m2.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 4.7 times Americas's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 34 groups.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.67 num items per 100m2 | 2,875 num items per 100m2 | 2,850 num items per 100m2 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 25.8 num items per 100m2 | 107.8 num items per 100m2 | 82 num items per 100m2 | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 89 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 Nigeria?
- 70 num items per 100m2, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Nigeria?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Nigeria rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Americas ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 21st 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.