Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 62 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bangladesh, 2016–2024
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 Bangladesh stood at 62 num items per 100m2. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.5% on the previous year and down 99.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bangladesh peaked at 23,784 num items per 100m2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 62 num items per 100m2, in 2024.
That places Bangladesh 26th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14,678 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 578 num items per 100m2 | -96.1% |
| 2018 | 401 num items per 100m2 | -30.6% |
| 2019 | 454 num items per 100m2 | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 23,784 num items per 100m2 | +5138.8% |
| 2021 | 2,082 num items per 100m2 | -91.2% |
| 2022 | 3,028 num items per 100m2 | +45.4% |
| 2023 | 203 num items per 100m2 | -93.3% |
| 2024 | 62 num items per 100m2 | -69.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,028 num items per 100m2 | 401 num items per 100m2 | 14,678 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 5,832 num items per 100m2 | 62 num items per 100m2 | 23,784 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More development goals data for Bangladesh
- Red List Index 0.8126 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 16.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 634.63 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 51 (2025)
- Infant deaths 84,684 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bangladesh?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bangladesh was 62 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 23,784 num items per 100m2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 num items per 100m2 in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Bangladesh ranks 26th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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