Americas vs Ukraine: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Americas
19 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Ukraine
146 num items per 100m2
in 2021
Americas rank
18th
Ukraine rank
16th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Americas
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 146 num items per 100m2 against 19 num items per 100m2 in Americas, a difference of 127 num items per 100m2.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 7.7 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 18th and Ukraine ranks 16th of 34 groups.
Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.67 num items per 100m2 | 117.67 num items per 100m2 | 93 num items per 100m2 | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 17.5 num items per 100m2 | 156.5 num items per 100m2 | 139 num items per 100m2 | Ukraine |
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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 146 num items per 100m2 against 19 num items per 100m2 in Americas as of 2021.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Americas and Ukraine?
- 127 num items per 100m2, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Ukraine?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2021.
- How do Americas and Ukraine rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Americas ranks 18th and Ukraine ranks 16th 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.