Australia vs Turkey: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Australia
24 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Turkey
21 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Australia rank
41st
Turkey rank
43rd
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Australia
- Turkey
How they compare
Australia currently reports 24 num items per 100m2 against 21 num items per 100m2 in Turkey, a difference of 3 num items per 100m2.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Turkey ahead.
Australia ranks 41st and Turkey ranks 43rd of 107 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11 num items per 100m2 | 231.75 num items per 100m2 | 220.75 num items per 100m2 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 22.6 num items per 100m2 | 74.4 num items per 100m2 | 51.8 num items per 100m2 | Turkey |
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 Turkey?
- Australia, at 24 num items per 100m2 against 21 num items per 100m2 in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Australia and Turkey?
- 3 num items per 100m2, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Turkey?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Turkey rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Australia ranks 41st and Turkey ranks 43rd of 107 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.