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Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100 square meters)

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United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2024
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League table

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  1. 1Cameroon185,292
  2. 2Pakistan1,275
  3. 3Dominican Republic266
  4. 4Egypt, Arab Rep.256
  5. 5Philippines245
  6. 6Venezuela, RB197
  7. 7Virgin Islands (U.S.)153
  8. 8Vanuatu93
  9. 9Viet Nam90
  10. 10Nigeria89
  11. 11Azerbaijan77
  12. 12Cambodia76
  13. 13Chile69
  14. 14Hong Kong SAR, China66
  15. 15Bangladesh62
  16. 16Namibia60
  17. 17Bahamas, The52
  18. 18Tonga49
  19. 19Samoa48
  20. 20Guatemala40
  21. 21Germany38
  22. 22Brazil36
  23. 23Jamaica34
  24. 23Thailand34
  25. 24Antigua and Barbuda32
  26. 25Panama31
  27. 26Singapore30
  28. 27Netherlands25
  29. 28Australia24
  30. 29Mexico21
  31. 29Turkiye21
  32. 30Guyana20
  33. 31Malaysia19
  34. 31South Africa19
  35. 32Bermuda18
  36. 33Gabon16
  37. 34Honduras15
  38. 34Mozambique15
  39. 34Slovenia15
  40. 35Japan14
  41. 36Puerto Rico (US)13
  42. 36British Virgin Islands13
  43. 37Fiji10
  44. 37Canada10
  45. 38Israel9
  46. 38Northern Mariana Islands9
  47. 39Croatia8
  48. 39Nicaragua8
  49. 39Madagascar8
  50. 40Kuwait7
  51. 40United States7
  52. 40Portugal7
  53. 41Uruguay6
  54. 41India6
  55. 41Sint Maarten (Dutch part)6
  56. 41Cyprus6
  57. 41El Salvador6
  58. 42Costa Rica5
  59. 43Indonesia4
  60. 43China4
  61. 43Mauritius4
  62. 43New Zealand4
  63. 43Argentina4
  64. 44St. Lucia3
  65. 44Spain3
  66. 44Cayman Islands3
  67. 44Sweden3
  68. 44Greece3
  69. 44Guam3
  70. 44Ireland3
  71. 44Rwanda3
  72. 45Seychelles2
  73. 45Colombia2
  74. 45Dominica2
  75. 45Maldives2
  76. 45Turks and Caicos Islands2
  77. 45Belize2
  78. 45St. Kitts and Nevis2
  79. 46United Arab Emirates1
  80. 46France1
  81. 46Belgium1
  82. 46Denmark1
  83. 46Sri Lanka1
  84. 46Ecuador1
  85. 47French Polynesia0
  86. 47Iceland0
  87. 47Serbia0
  88. 47Tunisia0

Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100 square meters)