Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Bermuda
Bermuda: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 18 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bermuda, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bermuda is 18 num items per 100m2, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 157.1% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bermuda peaked at 181 num items per 100m2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
Bermuda ranks 51st of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Bermuda, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 48 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 181 num items per 100m2 | +277.1% |
| 2018 | 90 num items per 100m2 | -50.3% |
| 2019 | 81 num items per 100m2 | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 17 num items per 100m2 | -79.0% |
| 2021 | 152 num items per 100m2 | +794.1% |
| 2022 | 110 num items per 100m2 | -27.6% |
| 2023 | 7 num items per 100m2 | -93.6% |
| 2024 | 18 num items per 100m2 | +157.1% |
Bermuda compared with similar countries
- Bermuda's 18 num items per 100m2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9 num items per 100m2, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100 num items per 100m2 | 48 num items per 100m2 | 181 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 60.8 num items per 100m2 | 7 num items per 100m2 | 152 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bermuda
- 49 Malaysia 19 num items per 100m2 compare
- 49 South Africa 19 num items per 100m2 compare
- 52 Australia and New Zealand 15 num items per 100m2 compare
- 52 Mozambique 15 num items per 100m2 compare
- 52 Slovenia 15 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Bermuda
- Red List Index 0.5764 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.74 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 384.98 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (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)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 11 ltpureal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bermuda?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Bermuda was 18 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 Bermuda?
- The highest recorded value was 181 num items per 100m2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Bermuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Bermuda rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Bermuda ranks 51st out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Bermuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bermuda 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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