Eastern Africa vs Malawi: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Eastern Africa
3 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Malawi
46 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Eastern Africa rank
32nd
Malawi rank
29th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Eastern Africa
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 46 num items per 100m2 against 3 num items per 100m2 in Eastern Africa, a difference of 43 num items per 100m2.
That makes Malawi's figure about 15.3 times Eastern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Eastern Africa ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 29th of 34 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 154.25 num items per 100m2 | 1,773 num items per 100m2 | 1,618 num items per 100m2 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 28.5 num items per 100m2 | 76 num items per 100m2 | 47.5 num items per 100m2 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Eastern Africa or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 46 num items per 100m2 against 3 num items per 100m2 in Eastern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Eastern Africa and Malawi?
- 43 num items per 100m2, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Malawi?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Eastern Africa and Malawi rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Eastern Africa ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 29th 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.