Nigeria vs United States of America: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)

Nigeria
89 num items per 100m2
in 2024
United States of America
7 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Nigeria rank
22nd
United States of America rank
23rd

Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time

  • Nigeria
  • United States of America
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k201520192024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 89 num items per 100m2 against 7 num items per 100m2 in United States of America, a difference of 82 num items per 100m2.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 12.7 times United States of America's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 23rd of 107 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United States of America Difference Ahead
2010s 2,875 num items per 100m2 15.67 num items per 100m2 2,859 num items per 100m2 Nigeria
2020s 107.8 num items per 100m2 17 num items per 100m2 90.8 num items per 100m2 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Nigeria or United States of America?
Nigeria, at 89 num items per 100m2 against 7 num items per 100m2 in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Nigeria and United States of America?
82 num items per 100m2, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?
8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
Nigeria ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 23rd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nigeria vs United States of America: Beach litter items per unit of surface area. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 08 November 2026, from https://development-goals.statizoid.com/compare/beach-litter-items-per-unit-of-surface-area-number-of-items-per-100-square-meters/nigeria/united-states-of-america/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://development-goals.statizoid.com/compare/beach-litter-items-per-unit-of-surface-area-number-of-items-per-100-square-meters/nigeria/united-states-of-america/">Nigeria vs United States of America: Beach litter items per unit of surface area</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100 square meters)
Unit
num items per 100m2
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
140 places, 1,211 data points, 2015–2024
Last refreshed