Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Denmark
Denmark: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Denmark, 2015–2024
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 Denmark stood at 1 num items per 100m2. 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 num items per 100m2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 101st of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Denmark, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 20 num items per 100m2 | +53.8% |
| 2017 | 6 num items per 100m2 | -70.0% |
| 2018 | 21 num items per 100m2 | +250.0% |
| 2019 | 47 num items per 100m2 | +123.8% |
| 2020 | 137 num items per 100m2 | +191.5% |
| 2021 | 301 num items per 100m2 | +119.7% |
| 2022 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -99.7% |
| 2024 | 1 num items per 100m2 | +0.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 1 num items per 100m2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9 num items per 100m2, 11% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 1 num items per 100m2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8 num items per 100m2, 12% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.4 num items per 100m2 | 6 num items per 100m2 | 47 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 110 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 301 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More development goals data for Denmark
- Red List Index 0.9749 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4952 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 13,586 constant US$ (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 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 301 num items per 100m2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Denmark ranks 101st out of 107 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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