Brazil vs Germany: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Brazil
36 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Germany
38 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Brazil rank
33rd
Germany rank
31st
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Brazil
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 38 num items per 100m2 against 36 num items per 100m2 in Brazil, a difference of 2 num items per 100m2.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 33rd and Germany ranks 31st of 106 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 202.4 num items per 100m2 | 65.4 num items per 100m2 | 137 num items per 100m2 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 63.6 num items per 100m2 | 34.6 num items per 100m2 | 29 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 Germany?
- Germany, at 38 num items per 100m2 against 36 num items per 100m2 in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Brazil and Germany?
- 2 num items per 100m2, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Germany?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Germany rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Brazil ranks 33rd and Germany ranks 31st 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.