Europe vs Polynesia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Europe
4 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Polynesia
37 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Europe rank
30th
Polynesia rank
32nd
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Europe
- Polynesia
How they compare
Polynesia currently reports 37 num items per 100m2 against 4 num items per 100m2 in Europe, a difference of 33 num items per 100m2.
That makes Polynesia's figure about 9.2 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Polynesia ahead.
Europe ranks 30th 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 | Europe | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.2 num items per 100m2 | 130.6 num items per 100m2 | 73.4 num items per 100m2 | Polynesia |
| 2020s | 6 num items per 100m2 | 245.75 num items per 100m2 | 239.75 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, Europe or Polynesia?
- Polynesia, at 37 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 Polynesia?
- 33 num items per 100m2, with Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Polynesia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Europe and Polynesia rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Europe ranks 30th 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.