Italy vs Norway: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Italy
303 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Norway
1,784 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Italy rank
8th
Norway rank
5th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Italy
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1,784 num items per 100m2 against 303 num items per 100m2 in Italy, a difference of 1,481 num items per 100m2.
That makes Norway's figure about 5.9 times Italy's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 8th and Norway ranks 5th of 106 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 470.8 num items per 100m2 | 2,892 num items per 100m2 | 2,421 num items per 100m2 | Norway |
| 2020s | 295.67 num items per 100m2 | 1,638 num items per 100m2 | 1,342 num items per 100m2 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Italy or Norway?
- Norway, at 1,784 num items per 100m2 against 303 num items per 100m2 in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Italy and Norway?
- 1,481 num items per 100m2, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Norway?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Norway rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Italy ranks 8th and Norway ranks 5th 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.