Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 3 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Cayman Islands, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 3 num items per 100m2 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 96.5% on the previous year and down 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Cayman Islands peaked at 335 num items per 100m2 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3 num items per 100m2, in 2024.
Cayman Islands ranks 85th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 335 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 121 num items per 100m2 | -63.9% |
| 2018 | 23 num items per 100m2 | -81.0% |
| 2019 | 221 num items per 100m2 | +860.9% |
| 2020 | 56 num items per 100m2 | -74.7% |
| 2021 | 81 num items per 100m2 | +44.6% |
| 2022 | 86 num items per 100m2 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 3 num items per 100m2 | -96.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 175 num items per 100m2 | 23 num items per 100m2 | 335 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 56.5 num items per 100m2 | 3 num items per 100m2 | 86 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More development goals data for Cayman Islands
- Red List Index 0.795 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 747.97 constant US$ (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 11.7 ltpureal (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.8333 ratio (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices -0.6% (2016)
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex 3 (2020)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 418,205 tonnes (2022)
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 5.84 tonnes (2022)
- Change in maximum river flow -20.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Cayman Islands?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Cayman Islands was 3 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 Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 335 num items per 100m2 in 2016.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 num items per 100m2 in 2024.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Cayman Islands ranks 85th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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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