Brazil vs Western Asia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Brazil
36 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Western Asia
3 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Brazil rank
34th
Western Asia rank
31st
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Brazil
- Western Asia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 36 num items per 100m2 against 3 num items per 100m2 in Western Asia, a difference of 33 num items per 100m2.
That makes Brazil's figure about 12.0 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 34th and Western Asia ranks 31st of 107 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Western Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 202.4 num items per 100m2 | 234.8 num items per 100m2 | 32.4 num items per 100m2 | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 63.6 num items per 100m2 | 53 num items per 100m2 | 10.6 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 Western Asia?
- Brazil, at 36 num items per 100m2 against 3 num items per 100m2 in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Brazil and Western Asia?
- 33 num items per 100m2, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Western Asia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Western Asia rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Brazil ranks 34th and Western Asia 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.