Mexico vs Portugal: Beach litter

Mexico

262,943 number

in 2022

Portugal

248,759 number

in 2022

Mexico rank

24th

Portugal rank

27th

Beach litter over time

Mexico currently reports 262,943 number against 248,759 number in Portugal, a difference of 14,184 number.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Portugal ahead.

Mexico ranks 24th 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)