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China vs Costa Rica: Beach litter

China
1.01 million number
in 2022
Costa Rica
864,376 number
in 2022
China rank
6th
Costa Rica rank
9th

Beach litter over time

  • China
  • Costa Rica
05.0M10.0M15.0M201520182022

How they compare

China currently reports 1.01 million number against 864,376 number in Costa Rica, a difference of 144,224 number.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

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

China ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 71 countries.

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About this data

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
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Beach litter per square kilometer (Number)