New Zealand vs Uruguay: Beach litter

New Zealand

69,581 number

in 2022

Uruguay

71,547 number

in 2022

New Zealand rank

55th

Uruguay rank

54th

Beach litter over time

Uruguay currently reports 71,547 number against 69,581 number in New Zealand, a difference of 1,966 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Uruguay ahead.

New Zealand ranks 55th and Uruguay ranks 54th 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)