Australia vs Panama: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Australia
24 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Panama
31 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Australia rank
40th
Panama rank
37th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Australia
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 31 num items per 100m2 against 24 num items per 100m2 in Australia, a difference of 7 num items per 100m2.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Panama ahead.
Australia ranks 40th and Panama ranks 37th of 106 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11 num items per 100m2 | 270.5 num items per 100m2 | 259.5 num items per 100m2 | Panama |
| 2020s | 22.6 num items per 100m2 | 42.4 num items per 100m2 | 19.8 num items per 100m2 | Panama |
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 Panama?
- Panama, at 31 num items per 100m2 against 24 num items per 100m2 in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Australia and Panama?
- 7 num items per 100m2, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Panama?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Panama rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Australia ranks 40th and Panama ranks 37th 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.