Caribbean vs Kenya: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Caribbean
91 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Kenya
594 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Caribbean rank
6th
Kenya rank
7th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Caribbean
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 594 num items per 100m2 against 91 num items per 100m2 in Caribbean, a difference of 503 num items per 100m2.
That makes Kenya's figure about 6.5 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 6th and Kenya ranks 7th of 34 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 133 num items per 100m2 | 4 num items per 100m2 | 129 num items per 100m2 | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 113.25 num items per 100m2 | 418.25 num items per 100m2 | 305 num items per 100m2 | Kenya |
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 Kenya?
- Kenya, at 594 num items per 100m2 against 91 num items per 100m2 in Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Caribbean and Kenya?
- 503 num items per 100m2, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Kenya?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Caribbean and Kenya rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Caribbean ranks 6th and Kenya ranks 7th 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.