Sweden vs United States: Beach litter
Sweden
201,842 number
in 2022
United States
221,825 number
in 2022
Sweden rank
33rd
United States rank
32nd
Beach litter over time
- Sweden
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 221,825 number against 201,842 number in Sweden, a difference of 19,983 number.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 33rd and United States ranks 32nd of 71 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13,433 number | 136,409 number | 122,977 number | United States |
| 2020s | 358,694 number | 2.65 million number | 2.30 million number | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beach litter, Sweden or United States?
- United States, at 221,825 number against 201,842 number in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beach litter between Sweden and United States?
- 19,983 number, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
- How do Sweden and United States rank globally for beach litter?
- Sweden ranks 33rd and United States ranks 32nd of 71 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Beach litter. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Beach litter per square kilometer (Number).