Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100)

Sri Lanka
1 num items per 100m2
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
1 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
101st
United Arab Emirates rank
101st

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • United Arab Emirates
02004006008001.0k201620202024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1 num items per 100m2 against 1 num items per 100m2 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0 num items per 100m2.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 101st and United Arab Emirates ranks 101st of 107 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2010s 252.75 num items per 100m2 314.25 num items per 100m2 61.5 num items per 100m2 United Arab Emirates
2020s 38 num items per 100m2 46.4 num items per 100m2 8.4 num items per 100m2 United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher beach litter items per unit of surface area, Sri Lanka or United Arab Emirates?
Sri Lanka, at 1 num items per 100m2 against 1 num items per 100m2 in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in beach litter items per unit of surface area between Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates?
0 num items per 100m2, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates?
9 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates rank globally for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
Sri Lanka ranks 101st and United Arab Emirates ranks 101st 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.

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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