Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 185,292 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
185,292 num items per 100m2
Change on year
up 153,034.0%
World rank
1st
of 107 countries
All-time high
185,292 num items per 100m2
in 2024
All-time low
1 num items per 100m2
in 2021
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Cameroon, 2018–2024
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 Cameroon is 185,292 num items per 100m2, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 153,034.0% on the previous year and up 2,088.1% over ten years.
That places Cameroon 1st out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8,468 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2019 | 2,905 num items per 100m2 | -65.7% |
| 2020 | 5,122 num items per 100m2 | +76.3% |
| 2021 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 1,113 num items per 100m2 | +111200.0% |
| 2023 | 121 num items per 100m2 | -89.1% |
| 2024 | 185,292 num items per 100m2 | +153033.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 185,292 num items per 100m2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.5 num items per 100m2, 2246.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 185,292 num items per 100m2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.5 num items per 100m2, 5701.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,686 num items per 100m2 | 2,905 num items per 100m2 | 8,468 num items per 100m2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 38,330 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 185,292 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 2 Republic of Korea 23,358 num items per 100m2 compare
- 2 South Korea 23,358 num items per 100m2 compare
- 4 Poland 6,779 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Cameroon
- Red List Index 0.8418 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 503.68 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 221.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 23 (2025)
- Infant deaths 38,551 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Cameroon?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Cameroon was 185,292 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 185,292 num items per 100m2 in 2024.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Cameroon ranks 1st out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,088.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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