Eastern Europe vs Polynesia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Eastern Europe
3 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Polynesia
37 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Eastern Europe rank
32nd
Polynesia rank
32nd
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Eastern Europe
- Polynesia
How they compare
Polynesia currently reports 37 num items per 100m2 against 3 num items per 100m2 in Eastern Europe, a difference of 34 num items per 100m2.
That makes Polynesia's figure about 12.3 times Eastern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Polynesia ahead.
Eastern Europe ranks 32nd and Polynesia ranks 32nd of 34 groups.
Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Europe | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61 num items per 100m2 | 130.6 num items per 100m2 | 69.6 num items per 100m2 | Polynesia |
| 2020s | 4 num items per 100m2 | 327.33 num items per 100m2 | 323.33 num items per 100m2 | Polynesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Eastern Europe or Polynesia?
- Polynesia, at 37 num items per 100m2 against 3 num items per 100m2 in Eastern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Eastern Europe and Polynesia?
- 34 num items per 100m2, with Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Europe and Polynesia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Europe and Polynesia rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Eastern Europe ranks 32nd and Polynesia ranks 32nd 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.