Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Barbados
Barbados: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 23 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
23
Change on year
down 95.0%
World rank
35th
of 93 countries
All-time high
460
in 2022
All-time low
0
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.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 23 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 35th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 115 | — |
| 2017 | 238 | +107.0% |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 306 | — |
| 2020 | 85 | -72.2% |
| 2022 | 460 | +441.2% |
| 2023 | 23 | -95.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 164.75 | 0 | 306 | 4 |
| 2020s | 189.33 | 23 | 460 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More development goals data for Barbados
- Red List Index 0.7762 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 130.75 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,176 (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 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 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
- How does Barbados rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Barbados ranks 35th out of 93 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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