Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Norway
1,784 num items per 100m2
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
77 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Norway rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Norway
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Norway currently reports 1,784 num items per 100m2 against 77 num items per 100m2 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1,707 num items per 100m2.
That makes Norway's figure about 23.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 107 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,892 num items per 100m2 | 888.4 num items per 100m2 | 2,004 num items per 100m2 | Norway |
| 2020s | 1,638 num items per 100m2 | 9,789 num items per 100m2 | 8,151 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, Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Norway, at 1,784 num items per 100m2 against 77 num items per 100m2 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1,707 num items per 100m2, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Norway ranks 5th 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.