Ecuador vs Uruguay: Beach litter

Ecuador

88,797 number

in 2022

Uruguay

71,547 number

in 2022

Ecuador rank

52nd

Uruguay rank

54th

Beach litter over time

Ecuador currently reports 88,797 number against 71,547 number in Uruguay, a difference of 17,250 number.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 52nd and Uruguay ranks 54th 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)