Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Egypt
Egypt: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 256 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
256
Change on year
up 1,405.9%
World rank
9th
of 93 countries
All-time high
1,746
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 2018
Years of data
6
2016–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Egypt, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 256 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1,405.9% on the previous year and up 2,460.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Egypt peaked at 1,746 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2018.
That places Egypt 9th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 182 | — |
| 2021 | 1,746 | +859.3% |
| 2022 | 17 | -99.0% |
| 2024 | 256 | +1405.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2020s | 550.25 | 17 | 1,746 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 6 Kenya 594 compare
- 7 Italy 303 compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 266 compare
- 8 Türkiye 21 compare
- 10 Philippines 245 compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 165 compare
- 12 United States Virgin Islands 153 compare
More development goals data for Egypt
- Red List Index 0.9179 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 20.4 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 560.3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 62 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 62 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 62 (2025)
- Infant deaths 50,279 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Egypt?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Egypt was 256 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,746 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Egypt ranks 9th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,460.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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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