Caribbean vs Italy: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Caribbean
91 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Italy
303 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Caribbean rank
6th
Italy rank
8th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Caribbean
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 303 num items per 100m2 against 91 num items per 100m2 in Caribbean, a difference of 212 num items per 100m2.
That makes Italy's figure about 3.3 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Italy ahead.
Caribbean ranks 6th and Italy ranks 8th of 34 groups.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 143 num items per 100m2 | 470.8 num items per 100m2 | 327.8 num items per 100m2 | Italy |
| 2020s | 139.33 num items per 100m2 | 295.67 num items per 100m2 | 156.33 num items per 100m2 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Caribbean or Italy?
- Italy, at 303 num items per 100m2 against 91 num items per 100m2 in Caribbean as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Caribbean and Italy?
- 212 num items per 100m2, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Italy?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Caribbean and Italy rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Caribbean ranks 6th and Italy ranks 8th of 34 groups.
- 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.