Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Kenya
594 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
77 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Kenya rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 594 num items per 100m2 against 77 num items per 100m2 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 517 num items per 100m2.
That makes Kenya's figure about 7.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Kenya ranks 7th 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 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4 num items per 100m2 | 464 num items per 100m2 | 460 num items per 100m2 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 418.25 num items per 100m2 | 7,344 num items per 100m2 | 6,926 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, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kenya, at 594 num items per 100m2 against 77 num items per 100m2 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 517 num items per 100m2, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Kenya ranks 7th 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.