Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Denmark
Denmark: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 93 countries
All-time high
301
in 2021
All-time low
1
in 2022
Years of data
9
2015–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Denmark, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Denmark stood at 1. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Denmark peaked at 301 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 87th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13 | — |
| 2016 | 20 | +53.8% |
| 2017 | 6 | -70.0% |
| 2018 | 21 | +250.0% |
| 2019 | 47 | +123.8% |
| 2020 | 137 | +191.5% |
| 2021 | 301 | +119.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | -99.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.4 | 6 | 47 | 5 |
| 2020s | 110 | 1 | 301 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More development goals data for Denmark
- Red List Index 0.9749 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4952 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 13,586 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 61 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 52 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 55 (2025)
- Infant deaths 205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Denmark?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Denmark was 1 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 301 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Denmark ranks 87th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark 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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