Korea vs Middle Africa: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Korea
23,358 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Middle Africa
1,967 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Korea rank
2nd
Middle Africa rank
1st
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Korea
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Korea currently reports 23,358 num items per 100m2 against 1,967 num items per 100m2 in Middle Africa, a difference of 21,391 num items per 100m2.
That makes Korea's figure about 11.9 times Middle Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Middle Africa ahead.
Korea ranks 2nd and Middle Africa ranks 1st of 106 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Middle Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,356 num items per 100m2 | 5,686 num items per 100m2 | 330 num items per 100m2 | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 14,891 num items per 100m2 | 2,076 num items per 100m2 | 12,815 num items per 100m2 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Korea or Middle Africa?
- Korea, at 23,358 num items per 100m2 against 1,967 num items per 100m2 in Middle Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Korea and Middle Africa?
- 21,391 num items per 100m2, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Middle Africa rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Korea ranks 2nd and Middle Africa ranks 1st 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.