Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Colombia
Colombia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 2 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Colombia, 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 Colombia stood at 2 num items per 100m2. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.8% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Colombia peaked at 4,691 num items per 100m2 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2 num items per 100m2, in 2024.
That places Colombia 93rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4,691 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 404 num items per 100m2 | -91.4% |
| 2018 | 43 num items per 100m2 | -89.4% |
| 2019 | 1,343 num items per 100m2 | +3023.3% |
| 2020 | 96 num items per 100m2 | -92.9% |
| 2021 | 193 num items per 100m2 | +101.0% |
| 2022 | 235 num items per 100m2 | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 48 num items per 100m2 | -79.6% |
| 2024 | 2 num items per 100m2 | -95.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 2 num items per 100m2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 num items per 100m2, 11% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 2 num items per 100m2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13 num items per 100m2, 15% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,620 num items per 100m2 | 43 num items per 100m2 | 4,691 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 114.8 num items per 100m2 | 2 num items per 100m2 | 235 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 93 Belize 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Guernsey 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Maldives 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Russian Federation 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Seychelles 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Russia 2 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Colombia
- Red List Index 0.769 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 149.26 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 641.14 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 52 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 42 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 7,362 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Colombia?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Colombia was 2 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,691 num items per 100m2 in 2016.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 num items per 100m2 in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Colombia ranks 93rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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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