Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 76 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Cambodia, 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 Cambodia stood at 76 num items per 100m2.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7,500.0% on the previous year and down 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Cambodia peaked at 644 num items per 100m2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
That places Cambodia 25th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 291 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 644 num items per 100m2 | +121.3% |
| 2018 | 524 num items per 100m2 | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 24 num items per 100m2 | -95.4% |
| 2021 | 97 num items per 100m2 | +304.2% |
| 2023 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -99.0% |
| 2024 | 76 num items per 100m2 | +7500.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 76 num items per 100m2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.5 num items per 100m2, 92% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 76 num items per 100m2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24 num items per 100m2, 3.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 486.33 num items per 100m2 | 291 num items per 100m2 | 644 num items per 100m2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.5 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 97 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More development goals data for Cambodia
- Red List Index 0.777 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 63.79 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 751.95 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,873 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Cambodia?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Cambodia was 76 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 644 num items per 100m2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Cambodia rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Cambodia ranks 25th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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