Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Beach litter items per unit of surface area

Ecuador
1 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Ecuador rank
100th
Sri Lanka rank
100th

Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time

  • Ecuador
  • Sri Lanka
0100200300400201620202024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1 num items per 100m2 against 1 num items per 100m2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 num items per 100m2.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Ecuador ranks 100th and Sri Lanka ranks 100th of 106 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 77.5 num items per 100m2 252.75 num items per 100m2 175.25 num items per 100m2 Sri Lanka
2020s 53.4 num items per 100m2 38 num items per 100m2 15.4 num items per 100m2 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
Ecuador, at 1 num items per 100m2 against 1 num items per 100m2 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
0 num items per 100m2, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
Ecuador ranks 100th and Sri Lanka ranks 100th of 106 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100 square meters)
Unit
num items per 100m2
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
140 places, 1,211 data points, 2015–2024
Last refreshed