Australia vs Chile: Beach litter

Australia

150,188 number

in 2022

Chile

159,732 number

in 2022

Australia rank

47th

Chile rank

44th

Beach litter over time

Chile currently reports 159,732 number against 150,188 number in Australia, a difference of 9,544 number.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 47th and Chile ranks 44th of 71 countries.

Indicator: Beach litter
Unit: number
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 71 places, 425 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Beach litter per square kilometer (Number)