Denmark vs Netherlands: Beach litter

Denmark

45,926 number

in 2022

Netherlands

47,957 number

in 2022

Denmark rank

59th

Netherlands rank

58th

Beach litter over time

Netherlands currently reports 47,957 number against 45,926 number in Denmark, a difference of 2,031 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Netherlands ahead.

Denmark ranks 59th and Netherlands ranks 58th 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)