Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Americas
Americas: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 19 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Americas, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
In 2024, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Americas stood at 19 num items per 100m2.
The figure is up 375.0% on the previous year and up 1,800.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Americas peaked at 71 num items per 100m2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2015.
Americas ranks 17th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Americas, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 36 num items per 100m2 | +3500.0% |
| 2017 | 32 num items per 100m2 | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 20 num items per 100m2 | -37.5% |
| 2019 | 22 num items per 100m2 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 5 num items per 100m2 | -77.3% |
| 2021 | 30 num items per 100m2 | +500.0% |
| 2022 | 71 num items per 100m2 | +136.7% |
| 2023 | 4 num items per 100m2 | -94.4% |
| 2024 | 19 num items per 100m2 | +375.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.2 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 36 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 25.8 num items per 100m2 | 4 num items per 100m2 | 71 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 15 United States Virgin Islands 153 num items per 100m2 compare
- 16 Ukraine 146 num items per 100m2 compare
- 17 Grenada 130 num items per 100m2 compare
- 18 Vanuatu 93 num items per 100m2 compare
- 19 Caribbean 91 num items per 100m2 compare
- 20 Viet Nam 90 num items per 100m2 compare
- 20 Vietnam 90 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Americas
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 661.79 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,134 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 464 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 444 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 197 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 516 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 682 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 705 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.02 ltpureal (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices 3.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Americas?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Americas was 19 num items per 100m2 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 71 num items per 100m2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2015.
- How does Americas rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Americas ranks 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,800.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100 square meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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