social2023
14.1.1 - Beach litter per square kilometer (Number) - EN_MAR_BEALITSQ
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
3,470,467.5number
Median: 221,825.4number
Countries Covered
159
with available data
Highest
Ghana
152,134,670.0number
Lowest
Estonia
20.7number
Top 5 Countries
1Ghana152,134,670.0number
2Cyprus105,348,410.0number
3Nepal103,000,000.0number
4Turks and Caicos Islands25,000,000.0number
5Egypt25,000,000.0number
By Region
Africa20,444,406.9number(9 countries)
Europe3,907,840.5number(29 countries)
Other2,805,302.7number(86 countries)
Asia454,770.0number(22 countries)
North America412,092.2number(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (20.7number)High (152,134,670.0number)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 3,470,467.5number)
Africa (9)
Europe (29)
Other (86)
Asia (22)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 152,134,670.0number |
| 2 | Cyprus | 105,348,410.0number |
| 3 | Nepal | 103,000,000.0number |
| 4 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 25,000,000.0number |
| 5 | Egypt | 25,000,000.0number |
| 6 | Malawi | 23,313,062.0number |
| 7 | Republic of The Gambia | 11,059,686.0number |
| 8 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 10,000,000.0number |
| 9 | Saint Helena | 8,249,464.0number |
| 10 | Tonga | 8,000,000.0number |
| 11 | Isle of Man | 6,200,248.5number |
| 12 | Kenya | 5,941,137.0number |
| 13 | Madagascar | 5,741,935.5number |
| 14 | Ukraine | 4,000,000.0number |
| 15 | Grenada | 3,625,093.2number |
| 16 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3,266,830.5number |
| 17 | New Caledonia | 2,433,701.8number |
| 18 | Lebanon | 2,374,285.8number |
| 19 | Reunion | 2,083,333.4number |
| 20 | Samoa | 2,051,747.4number |
| 21 | Senegal | 1,795,076.8number |
| 22 | Wallis and Futuna | 1,551,896.2number |
| 23 | Curaçao | 1,510,439.5number |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 1,475,831.5number |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,428,110.9number |
| 26 | Cayman Islands | 1,357,706.2number |
| 27 | Montenegro | 1,314,960.6number |
| 28 | French Polynesia | 1,117,647.0number |
| 29 | Vanuatu | 1,102,307.6number |
| 30 | Paraguay | 1,062,838.2number |
| 31 | People's Republic of China | 1,008,600.3number |
| 32 | Guatemala | 1,000,000.0number |
| 33 | Mozambique | 984,352.9number |
| 34 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 897,538.4number |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 864,375.7number |
| 36 | Fiji | 815,794.8number |
| 37 | Israel | 761,092.8number |
| 38 | American Samoa | 724,099.7number |
| 39 | Honduras | 722,831.2number |
| 40 | Suriname | 659,674.1number |
| 41 | Myanmar | 638,002.8number |
| 42 | Morocco | 600,489.8number |
| 43 | Tunisia | 598,796.0number |
| 44 | Colombia | 564,627.9number |
| 45 | Palau | 509,131.5number |
| 46 | Serbia | 481,880.0number |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 476,000.0number |
| 48 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 470,635.3number |
| 49 | Qatar | 464,191.0number |
| 50 | Venezuela | 457,625.0number |
| 51 | Brazil | 456,643.8number |
| 52 | El Salvador | 455,191.7number |
| 53 | Romania | 450,104.9number |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 397,803.6number |
| 55 | Iceland | 342,062.6number |
| 56 | Hong Kong | 341,723.3number |
| 57 | Slovenia | 336,787.4number |
| 58 | Oman | 335,134.7number |
| 59 | Philippines | 334,874.5number |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 316,398.4number |
| 61 | Cambodia | 311,784.8number |
| 62 | Virgin Islands, British | 287,990.3number |
| 63 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 287,394.8number |
| 64 | Thailand | 287,028.2number |
| 65 | Russian Federation | 280,538.0number |
| 66 | Malaysia | 273,440.2number |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 271,078.6number |
| 68 | Guam | 267,781.0number |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 266,145.3number |
| 70 | United Republic of Tanzania | 265,293.0number |
| 71 | Mexico | 262,942.9number |
| 72 | Singapore | 261,485.5number |
| 73 | Ireland | 256,994.4number |
| 74 | Portugal | 248,759.4number |
| 75 | Namibia | 242,583.8number |
| 76 | Guernsey | 234,647.1number |
| 77 | Belize | 233,387.9number |
| 78 | Mauritius | 229,476.6number |
| 79 | Jamaica | 226,938.1number |
| 80 | United States of America | 221,825.4number |
| 81 | Sweden | 201,842.3number |
| 82 | France | 198,354.0number |
| 83 | Spain | 197,954.5number |
| 84 | Puerto Rico | 188,936.5number |
| 85 | Panama | 185,806.1number |
| 86 | India | 183,680.5number |
| 87 | Bermuda | 180,301.2number |
| 88 | Solomon Islands | 180,026.0number |
| 89 | Guyana | 174,100.8number |
| 90 | Timor-Leste | 172,592.3number |
| 91 | Japan | 170,673.0number |
| 92 | Vietnam | 165,575.7number |
| 93 | Aruba | 165,465.0number |
| 94 | Marshall Islands | 164,159.1number |
| 95 | Canada | 163,600.3number |
| 96 | Seychelles | 160,952.2number |
| 97 | Northern Mariana Islands | 159,882.8number |
| 98 | Chile | 159,731.6number |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 158,045.6number |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 150,965.0number |
| 101 | Bahamas | 150,771.2number |
| 102 | Australia | 150,187.5number |
| 103 | Austria | 148,482.9number |
| 104 | Uganda | 148,450.8number |
| 105 | Greece | 143,585.9number |
| 106 | Jersey | 140,588.2number |
| 107 | Barbados | 130,882.2number |
| 108 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 126,498.8number |
| 109 | South Africa | 122,938.4number |
| 110 | Nigeria | 120,890.8number |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 100,638.1number |
| 112 | Malta | 89,477.7number |
| 113 | Finland | 89,122.9number |
| 114 | Ecuador | 88,796.8number |
| 115 | Germany | 80,124.9number |
| 116 | Czech Republic | 79,825.2number |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 76,398.3number |
| 118 | Angola | 74,564.7number |
| 119 | Uruguay | 71,546.8number |
| 120 | New Zealand | 69,580.8number |
| 121 | Belgium | 69,243.0number |
| 122 | Antigua and Barbuda | 62,224.1number |
| 123 | Switzerland | 58,654.3number |
| 124 | Georgia | 56,358.8number |
| 125 | Sao Tome and Principe | 53,106.8number |
| 126 | Jordan | 52,514.0number |
| 127 | Netherlands | 47,956.9number |
| 128 | Denmark | 45,925.6number |
| 129 | Türkiye | 43,014.1number |
| 130 | Cameroon | 42,967.3number |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | 41,993.2number |
| 132 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 37,487.5number |
| 133 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 37,199.6number |
| 134 | Saint Martin (French part) | 32,695.2number |
| 135 | Indonesia | 32,501.2number |
| 136 | Pakistan | 32,311.4number |
| 137 | Somalia | 30,308.1number |
| 138 | South Korea | 23,358.0number |
| 139 | Hungary | 15,392.7number |
| 140 | Kuwait | 10,612.4number |
| 141 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10,022.1number |
| 142 | Cape Verde | 7,981.3number |
| 143 | Maldives | 7,411.6number |
| 144 | Poland | 6,779.0number |
| 145 | Niger | 6,213.7number |
| 146 | Bhutan | 6,213.7number |
| 147 | Cuba | 6,008.0number |
| 148 | Argentina | 5,707.7number |
| 149 | Ethiopia | 2,485.5number |
| 150 | Kiribati | 2,485.5number |
| 151 | Algeria | 2,485.5number |
| 152 | Norway | 1,784.0number |
| 153 | Peru | 1,140.0number |
| 154 | Bulgaria | 782.5number |
| 155 | Italy | 303.0number |
| 156 | United Kingdom | 165.0number |
| 157 | Lithuania | 77.0number |
| 158 | Brunei Darussalam | 51.0number |
| 159 | Estonia | 20.7number |
Showing 159 of 159 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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