Australia vs Estonia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Australia
24 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Estonia
21 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Australia rank
40th
Estonia rank
42nd
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Australia
- Estonia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 24 num items per 100m2 against 21 num items per 100m2 in Estonia, a difference of 3 num items per 100m2.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Estonia ahead.
Australia ranks 40th and Estonia ranks 42nd of 106 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Estonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.8 num items per 100m2 | 27 num items per 100m2 | 18.2 num items per 100m2 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 28 num items per 100m2 | 18 num items per 100m2 | 10 num items per 100m2 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Australia or Estonia?
- Australia, at 24 num items per 100m2 against 21 num items per 100m2 in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Australia and Estonia?
- 3 num items per 100m2, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Estonia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Estonia rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Australia ranks 40th and Estonia ranks 42nd of 106 countries.
- 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.