Belgium vs Germany: Beach litter

Belgium

69,243 number

in 2021

Germany

80,125 number

in 2022

Belgium rank

56th

Germany rank

53rd

Beach litter over time

Germany currently reports 80,125 number against 69,243 number in Belgium, a difference of 10,882 number.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 56th and Germany ranks 53rd 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)