Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Italy
303 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
77 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Italy rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Italy
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Italy currently reports 303 num items per 100m2 against 77 num items per 100m2 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 226 num items per 100m2.
That makes Italy's figure about 3.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 107 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 470.8 num items per 100m2 | 888.4 num items per 100m2 | 417.6 num items per 100m2 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 295.67 num items per 100m2 | 9,789 num items per 100m2 | 9,493 num items per 100m2 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Italy, at 303 num items per 100m2 against 77 num items per 100m2 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 226 num items per 100m2, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Italy ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 107 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.