Asia vs Kenya: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Asia
97 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Kenya
594 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Asia rank
5th
Kenya rank
7th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Asia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 594 num items per 100m2 against 97 num items per 100m2 in Asia, a difference of 497 num items per 100m2.
That makes Kenya's figure about 6.1 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 5th and Kenya ranks 7th of 34 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89 num items per 100m2 | 4 num items per 100m2 | 85 num items per 100m2 | Asia |
| 2020s | 27.25 num items per 100m2 | 418.25 num items per 100m2 | 391 num items per 100m2 | Kenya |
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 Kenya?
- Kenya, at 594 num items per 100m2 against 97 num items per 100m2 in Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Asia and Kenya?
- 497 num items per 100m2, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Kenya?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Asia and Kenya rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Asia ranks 5th and Kenya ranks 7th 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.