Europe vs Samoa: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Europe
4 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Samoa
48 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Europe rank
30th
Samoa rank
28th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Europe
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 48 num items per 100m2 against 4 num items per 100m2 in Europe, a difference of 44 num items per 100m2.
That makes Samoa's figure about 12.0 times Europe's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 30th and Samoa ranks 28th of 34 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.5 num items per 100m2 | 226 num items per 100m2 | 166.5 num items per 100m2 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 6 num items per 100m2 | 367.5 num items per 100m2 | 361.5 num items per 100m2 | Samoa |
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 Samoa?
- Samoa, at 48 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 Samoa?
- 44 num items per 100m2, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Samoa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Europe and Samoa rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Europe ranks 30th and Samoa ranks 28th 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.