Ireland vs Portugal: Beach litter

Ireland

256,994 number

in 2022

Portugal

248,759 number

in 2022

Ireland rank

26th

Portugal rank

27th

Beach litter over time

Ireland currently reports 256,994 number against 248,759 number in Portugal, a difference of 8,235 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Portugal ahead.

Ireland ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 27th of 71 regions.

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)