Canada vs Japan: Beach litter

Canada

163,600 number

in 2022

Japan

170,673 number

in 2022

Canada rank

42nd

Japan rank

40th

Beach litter over time

Japan currently reports 170,673 number against 163,600 number in Canada, a difference of 7,073 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Japan ahead.

Canada ranks 42nd and Japan ranks 40th 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)