Chile vs Europe: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Chile
69 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Europe
4 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Chile rank
26th
Europe rank
29th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Chile
- Europe
How they compare
Chile currently reports 69 num items per 100m2 against 4 num items per 100m2 in Europe, a difference of 65 num items per 100m2.
That makes Chile's figure about 17.2 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Europe ahead.
Chile ranks 26th and Europe ranks 29th of 107 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 154.6 num items per 100m2 | 57.2 num items per 100m2 | 97.4 num items per 100m2 | Chile |
| 2020s | 351.2 num items per 100m2 | 5.6 num items per 100m2 | 345.6 num items per 100m2 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Chile or Europe?
- Chile, at 69 num items per 100m2 against 4 num items per 100m2 in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Chile and Europe?
- 65 num items per 100m2, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Europe?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Europe rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Chile ranks 26th and Europe ranks 29th 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.