Japan vs Mozambique: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Japan
14 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Mozambique
15 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Japan rank
54th
Mozambique rank
51st
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Japan
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 15 num items per 100m2 against 14 num items per 100m2 in Japan, a difference of 1 num items per 100m2.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Mozambique ahead.
Japan ranks 54th and Mozambique ranks 51st of 106 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 112.25 num items per 100m2 | 98 num items per 100m2 | 14.25 num items per 100m2 | Japan |
| 2020s | 19.2 num items per 100m2 | 14 num items per 100m2 | 5.2 num items per 100m2 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Japan or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 15 num items per 100m2 against 14 num items per 100m2 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Japan and Mozambique?
- 1 num items per 100m2, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mozambique?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Mozambique rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Japan ranks 54th and Mozambique ranks 51st 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.