Asia vs Italy: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Asia
97 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Italy
303 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Asia rank
5th
Italy rank
8th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Asia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 303 num items per 100m2 against 97 num items per 100m2 in Asia, a difference of 206 num items per 100m2.
That makes Italy's figure about 3.1 times Asia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 5th and Italy ranks 8th of 33 groups.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85 num items per 100m2 | 470.8 num items per 100m2 | 385.8 num items per 100m2 | Italy |
| 2020s | 32.67 num items per 100m2 | 295.67 num items per 100m2 | 263 num items per 100m2 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Asia or Italy?
- Italy, at 303 num items per 100m2 against 97 num items per 100m2 in Asia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Asia and Italy?
- 206 num items per 100m2, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Italy?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Asia and Italy rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Asia ranks 5th and Italy ranks 8th 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.