Southern Africa vs Vanuatu: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)
Southern Africa
19 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Vanuatu
93 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Southern Africa rank
17th
Vanuatu rank
18th
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) over time
- Southern Africa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 93 num items per 100m2 against 19 num items per 100m2 in Southern Africa, a difference of 74 num items per 100m2.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 4.9 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Southern Africa ahead.
Southern Africa ranks 17th and Vanuatu ranks 18th of 33 groups.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Africa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.75 num items per 100m2 | 121 num items per 100m2 | 70.25 num items per 100m2 | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 121.4 num items per 100m2 | 167.8 num items per 100m2 | 46.4 num items per 100m2 | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Southern Africa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 93 num items per 100m2 against 19 num items per 100m2 in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Southern Africa and Vanuatu?
- 74 num items per 100m2, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Vanuatu?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
- How do Southern Africa and Vanuatu rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Southern Africa ranks 17th and Vanuatu ranks 18th of 33 groups.
- 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.