Melanesia vs Türkiye: Beach litter items per unit of surface area
Melanesia
20 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Türkiye
21 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Melanesia rank
46th
Türkiye rank
42nd
Beach litter items per unit of surface area over time
- Melanesia
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 21 num items per 100m2 against 20 num items per 100m2 in Melanesia, a difference of 1 num items per 100m2.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Türkiye ahead.
Melanesia ranks 46th and Türkiye ranks 42nd of 106 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 126 num items per 100m2 | 225.33 num items per 100m2 | 99.33 num items per 100m2 | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 148.5 num items per 100m2 | 87.75 num items per 100m2 | 60.75 num items per 100m2 | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Melanesia or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 21 num items per 100m2 against 20 num items per 100m2 in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Melanesia and Türkiye?
- 1 num items per 100m2, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Türkiye?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Türkiye rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Melanesia ranks 46th and Türkiye ranks 42nd 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.