Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Ecuador
Ecuador: 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 Ecuador, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in Ecuador is 1 num items per 100m2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Ecuador peaked at 144 num items per 100m2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2024.
Ecuador 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 89 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 90 num items per 100m2 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 74 num items per 100m2 | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 57 num items per 100m2 | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 144 num items per 100m2 | +152.6% |
| 2021 | 42 num items per 100m2 | -70.8% |
| 2022 | 78 num items per 100m2 | +85.7% |
| 2023 | 2 num items per 100m2 | -97.4% |
| 2024 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -50.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1 num items per 100m2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 num items per 100m2, 5% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1 num items per 100m2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13 num items per 100m2, 8% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.5 num items per 100m2 | 57 num items per 100m2 | 90 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 53.4 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 144 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More development goals data for Ecuador
- Red List Index 0.7358 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.06 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 829.96 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 28 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,945 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Ecuador?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Ecuador 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 144 num items per 100m2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Ecuador ranks 101st out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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