India vs Japan: Beach litter

India

183,680 number

in 2022

Japan

170,673 number

in 2022

India rank

38th

Japan rank

40th

Beach litter over time

India currently reports 183,680 number against 170,673 number in Japan, a difference of 13,007 number.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Japan ahead.

India ranks 38th 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)