Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in China
China: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 4 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4 num items per 100m2
World rank
79th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1,422 num items per 100m2
in 2015
All-time low
0 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in China, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
China recorded 4 num items per 100m2 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024.
The figure is down 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in China peaked at 1,422 num items per 100m2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
China ranks 79th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in China, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,422 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 11 num items per 100m2 | -99.2% |
| 2017 | 28 num items per 100m2 | +154.5% |
| 2018 | 13 num items per 100m2 | -53.6% |
| 2019 | 111 num items per 100m2 | +753.8% |
| 2020 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -99.1% |
| 2021 | 133 num items per 100m2 | +13200.0% |
| 2022 | 107 num items per 100m2 | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 0 num items per 100m2 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 4 num items per 100m2 | — |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 4 num items per 100m2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 num items per 100m2, 21% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- China's 4 num items per 100m2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24 num items per 100m2, 17% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 317 num items per 100m2 | 11 num items per 100m2 | 1,422 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 49 num items per 100m2 | 0 num items per 100m2 | 133 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 77 Costa Rica 5 num items per 100m2 compare
- 77 Suriname 5 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Argentina 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Indonesia 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Mauritius 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Micronesia 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 New Zealand 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for China
- Red List Index 0.8295 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.52 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,492 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 37 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 216 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 849 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 872 (2025)
- Infant deaths 36,113 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in China?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in China was 4 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,422 num items per 100m2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does China rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- China ranks 79th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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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