Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Ecuador
Ecuador: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Ecuador, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in Ecuador is 1, 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 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 87th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 89 | — |
| 2017 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 74 | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 57 | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 144 | +152.6% |
| 2021 | 42 | -70.8% |
| 2022 | 78 | +85.7% |
| 2023 | 2 | -97.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | -50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.5 | 57 | 90 | 4 |
| 2020s | 53.4 | 1 | 144 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More development goals data for Ecuador
- Red List Index 0.7358 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.06 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 829.96 (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 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 in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Ecuador ranks 87th out of 93 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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