Japan vs Panama: Beach litter

Japan

170,673 number

in 2022

Panama

185,806 number

in 2022

Japan rank

40th

Panama rank

37th

Beach litter over time

Panama currently reports 185,806 number against 170,673 number in Japan, a difference of 15,133 number.

That makes Panama'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.

Japan ranks 40th and Panama ranks 37th 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)