Statizoid

Spain vs United States: Beach litter

Spain
197,955 number
in 2022
United States
221,825 number
in 2022
Spain rank
35th
United States rank
32nd

Beach litter over time

  • Spain
  • United States
02.0M4.0M6.0M201520182022

How they compare

United States currently reports 221,825 number against 197,955 number in Spain, a difference of 23,870 number.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 35th and United States ranks 32nd of 71 countries.

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About this data

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

Beach litter per square kilometer (Number)