Central America vs Lithuania: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Central America
14 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Lithuania
77 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Central America rank
20th
Lithuania rank
23rd
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Central America
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 77 num items per 100m2 against 14 num items per 100m2 in Central America, a difference of 63 num items per 100m2.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 5.5 times Central America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Lithuania ahead.
Central America ranks 20th and Lithuania ranks 23rd of 34 groups.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 113.33 num items per 100m2 | 98 num items per 100m2 | 15.33 num items per 100m2 | Central America |
| 2020s | 94 num items per 100m2 | 87.67 num items per 100m2 | 6.33 num items per 100m2 | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Central America or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 77 num items per 100m2 against 14 num items per 100m2 in Central America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Central America and Lithuania?
- 63 num items per 100m2, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Lithuania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
- How do Central America and Lithuania rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Central America ranks 20th and Lithuania ranks 23rd 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.