Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Argentina
Argentina: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 4 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4 num items per 100m2
Change on year
up 300.0%
World rank
79th
of 107 countries
All-time high
680 num items per 100m2
in 2018
All-time low
1 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Years of data
9
2015–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Argentina, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 4 num items per 100m2 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 300.0% on the previous year and down 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Argentina peaked at 680 num items per 100m2 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
Argentina ranks 79th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Argentina, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 583 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 49 num items per 100m2 | -91.6% |
| 2017 | 379 num items per 100m2 | +673.5% |
| 2018 | 680 num items per 100m2 | +79.4% |
| 2019 | 158 num items per 100m2 | -76.8% |
| 2021 | 24 num items per 100m2 | -84.8% |
| 2022 | 44 num items per 100m2 | +83.3% |
| 2023 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -97.7% |
| 2024 | 4 num items per 100m2 | +300.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 4 num items per 100m2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 num items per 100m2, 21% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 4 num items per 100m2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13 num items per 100m2, 31% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 369.8 num items per 100m2 | 49 num items per 100m2 | 680 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.25 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 44 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 77 Costa Rica 5 num items per 100m2 compare
- 77 Suriname 5 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 China 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Indonesia 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Mauritius 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Micronesia 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 New Zealand 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Argentina
- Red List Index 0.8585 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.9313 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,381 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 84 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 84 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,048 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Argentina?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Argentina was 4 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 680 num items per 100m2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Argentina rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Argentina ranks 79th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina 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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