Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Belize
Belize: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 2 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Belize, 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 Belize stood at 2 num items per 100m2. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.3% on the previous year and down 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Belize peaked at 160 num items per 100m2 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2 num items per 100m2, in 2024.
Belize ranks 93rd of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Belize, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 160 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 99 num items per 100m2 | -38.1% |
| 2018 | 118 num items per 100m2 | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 98 num items per 100m2 | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 96 num items per 100m2 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 80 num items per 100m2 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 115 num items per 100m2 | +43.8% |
| 2024 | 2 num items per 100m2 | -98.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 2 num items per 100m2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 num items per 100m2, 11% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Belize's 2 num items per 100m2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13 num items per 100m2, 15% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 118.75 num items per 100m2 | 98 num items per 100m2 | 160 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 73.25 num items per 100m2 | 2 num items per 100m2 | 115 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 93 Colombia 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Guernsey 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Maldives 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Russian Federation 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Seychelles 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Russia 2 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Belize
- Red List Index 0.86 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 409.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 2 (2025)
- Infant deaths 80 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 69 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 4.99 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 94 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Belize?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Belize was 2 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 Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 160 num items per 100m2 in 2016.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 num items per 100m2 in 2024.
- How does Belize rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Belize ranks 93rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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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