Caribbean vs Oceania: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Caribbean
91 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Oceania
9 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Caribbean rank
19th
Oceania rank
22nd
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Caribbean
- Oceania
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 91 num items per 100m2 against 9 num items per 100m2 in Oceania, a difference of 82 num items per 100m2.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 10.1 times Oceania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Oceania ahead.
Caribbean ranks 19th and Oceania ranks 22nd of 107 countries.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 143 num items per 100m2 | 22.2 num items per 100m2 | 120.8 num items per 100m2 | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 108.8 num items per 100m2 | 20.8 num items per 100m2 | 88 num items per 100m2 | Caribbean |
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 Oceania?
- Caribbean, at 91 num items per 100m2 against 9 num items per 100m2 in Oceania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Caribbean and Oceania?
- 82 num items per 100m2, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Oceania?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Oceania rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Caribbean ranks 19th and Oceania ranks 22nd 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.