Mauritius vs Portugal: Beach litter

Mauritius

229,477 number

in 2022

Portugal

248,759 number

in 2022

Mauritius rank

30th

Portugal rank

27th

Beach litter over time

Portugal currently reports 248,759 number against 229,477 number in Mauritius, a difference of 19,282 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Portugal ahead.

Mauritius ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 27th 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)