Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Belgium
Belgium: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Belgium, 2015–2024
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 Belgium stood at 1 num items per 100m2. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 99.0% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Belgium peaked at 1,520 num items per 100m2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2024.
Belgium ranks 101st of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,520 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 27 num items per 100m2 | -98.2% |
| 2017 | 23 num items per 100m2 | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 2 num items per 100m2 | -91.3% |
| 2019 | 72 num items per 100m2 | +3500.0% |
| 2021 | 100 num items per 100m2 | +38.9% |
| 2024 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -99.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1 num items per 100m2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9 num items per 100m2, 11% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1 num items per 100m2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8 num items per 100m2, 12% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 328.8 num items per 100m2 | 2 num items per 100m2 | 1,520 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 50.5 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 100 num items per 100m2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More development goals data for Belgium
- Red List Index 0.9636 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.5443 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,558 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 90 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 85 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 77 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 58 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 73 (2025)
- Infant deaths 318 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Belgium?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Belgium was 1 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,520 num items per 100m2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2024.
- How does Belgium rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Belgium ranks 101st out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).