Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Colombia
Colombia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Colombia, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Colombia stood at 2. 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 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2024.
That places Colombia 80th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4,691 | — |
| 2017 | 404 | -91.4% |
| 2018 | 43 | -89.4% |
| 2019 | 1,343 | +3023.3% |
| 2020 | 96 | -92.9% |
| 2021 | 193 | +101.0% |
| 2022 | 235 | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 48 | -79.6% |
| 2024 | 2 | -95.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,620 | 43 | 4,691 | 4 |
| 2020s | 114.8 | 2 | 235 | 5 |
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More development goals data for Colombia
- Red List Index 0.769 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 149.26 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 641.14 (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 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 in 2016.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2024.
- How does Colombia rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Colombia ranks 80th out of 93 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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