Brazil vs Eastern Africa: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Brazil
36 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Eastern Africa
3 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Brazil rank
34th
Eastern Africa rank
31st
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Brazil
- Eastern Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 36 num items per 100m2 against 3 num items per 100m2 in Eastern Africa, a difference of 33 num items per 100m2.
That makes Brazil's figure about 12.0 times Eastern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 34th and Eastern Africa ranks 31st of 107 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Eastern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 202.4 num items per 100m2 | 187.6 num items per 100m2 | 14.8 num items per 100m2 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 63.6 num items per 100m2 | 26 num items per 100m2 | 37.6 num items per 100m2 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Brazil or Eastern Africa?
- Brazil, at 36 num items per 100m2 against 3 num items per 100m2 in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Brazil and Eastern Africa?
- 33 num items per 100m2, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Eastern Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Eastern Africa rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Brazil ranks 34th and Eastern Africa ranks 31st 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.