Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 52 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bahamas, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bahamas is 52 num items per 100m2, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2,500.0% on the previous year and up 420.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bahamas peaked at 140 num items per 100m2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2 num items per 100m2, in 2019.
That places Bahamas 28th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 42 num items per 100m2 | +320.0% |
| 2018 | 50 num items per 100m2 | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 2 num items per 100m2 | -96.0% |
| 2020 | 40 num items per 100m2 | +1900.0% |
| 2021 | 56 num items per 100m2 | +40.0% |
| 2022 | 140 num items per 100m2 | +150.0% |
| 2023 | 2 num items per 100m2 | -98.6% |
| 2024 | 52 num items per 100m2 | +2500.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 52 num items per 100m2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9 num items per 100m2, 5.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 52 num items per 100m2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13 num items per 100m2, 4.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26 num items per 100m2 | 2 num items per 100m2 | 50 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 58 num items per 100m2 | 2 num items per 100m2 | 140 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More development goals data for Bahamas
- Red List Index 0.7348 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 310.18 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 81.32 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 48 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bahamas?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bahamas was 52 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 140 num items per 100m2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 num items per 100m2 in 2019.
- How does Bahamas rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Bahamas ranks 28th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 420.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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