Europe vs Germany: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Europe
4 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Germany
38 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Europe rank
30th
Germany rank
31st
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Europe
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 38 num items per 100m2 against 4 num items per 100m2 in Europe, a difference of 34 num items per 100m2.
That makes Germany's figure about 9.5 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Europe ahead.
Europe ranks 30th and Germany ranks 31st of 34 groups.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.2 num items per 100m2 | 65.4 num items per 100m2 | 8.2 num items per 100m2 | Germany |
| 2020s | 5.6 num items per 100m2 | 34.6 num items per 100m2 | 29 num items per 100m2 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Europe or Germany?
- Germany, at 38 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 Europe and Germany?
- 34 num items per 100m2, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Germany?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Europe and Germany rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Europe ranks 30th and Germany ranks 31st 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.