Brazil vs Jamaica: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Brazil
36 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Jamaica
34 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Brazil rank
33rd
Jamaica rank
34th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Brazil
- Jamaica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 36 num items per 100m2 against 34 num items per 100m2 in Jamaica, a difference of 2 num items per 100m2.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Jamaica ahead.
Brazil ranks 33rd and Jamaica ranks 34th of 106 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 117.75 num items per 100m2 | 371.75 num items per 100m2 | 254 num items per 100m2 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 63.6 num items per 100m2 | 123.6 num items per 100m2 | 60 num items per 100m2 | Jamaica |
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 Jamaica?
- Brazil, at 36 num items per 100m2 against 34 num items per 100m2 in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Brazil and Jamaica?
- 2 num items per 100m2, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Jamaica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Jamaica rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Brazil ranks 33rd and Jamaica ranks 34th 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.