Malaysia vs Thailand: Beach litter

Malaysia

273,440 number

in 2022

Thailand

287,028 number

in 2022

Malaysia rank

20th

Thailand rank

18th

Beach litter over time

Thailand currently reports 287,028 number against 273,440 number in Malaysia, a difference of 13,588 number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 20th and Thailand ranks 18th 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)