Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Barbados
Barbados: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 23 num items per 100m2 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
23 num items per 100m2
Change on year
down 95.0%
World rank
42nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
460 num items per 100m2
in 2022
All-time low
0 num items per 100m2
in 2018
Years of data
7
2016–2023
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Barbados, 2016–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 23 num items per 100m2 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2023.
The figure is down 95.0% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
That places Barbados 42nd out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Barbados, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 115 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 238 num items per 100m2 | +107.0% |
| 2018 | 0 num items per 100m2 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 306 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2020 | 85 num items per 100m2 | -72.2% |
| 2022 | 460 num items per 100m2 | +441.2% |
| 2023 | 23 num items per 100m2 | -95.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 23 num items per 100m2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9 num items per 100m2, 2.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 23 num items per 100m2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13 num items per 100m2, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 164.75 num items per 100m2 | 0 num items per 100m2 | 306 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 189.33 num items per 100m2 | 23 num items per 100m2 | 460 num items per 100m2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 39 Singapore 30 num items per 100m2 compare
- 40 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 25 num items per 100m2 compare
- 41 Australia 24 num items per 100m2 compare
- 43 Estonia 21 num items per 100m2 compare
- 43 Mexico 21 num items per 100m2 compare
- 43 Türkiye 21 num items per 100m2 compare
- 43 Turkey 21 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Barbados
- Red List Index 0.7762 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 130.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,176 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 23 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Barbados?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Barbados was 23 num items per 100m2 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 460 num items per 100m2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 num items per 100m2 in 2018.
- How does Barbados rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Barbados ranks 42nd out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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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