Brazil vs Colombia: Beach litter
Brazil
456,644 number
in 2022
Colombia
564,628 number
in 2022
Brazil rank
13th
Colombia rank
11th
Beach litter over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 564,628 number against 456,644 number in Brazil, a difference of 107,984 number.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Colombia ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and Colombia ranks 11th of 71 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.29 million number | 17.12 million number | 15.84 million number | Colombia |
| 2020s | 323,745 number | 371,485 number | 47,740 number | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 564,628 number against 456,644 number in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter between Brazil and Colombia?
- 107,984 number, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for beach litter?
- Brazil ranks 13th and Colombia ranks 11th of 71 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Beach litter. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Beach litter per square kilometer (Number).