Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Egypt
Egypt: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 256 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
256 num items per 100m2
Change on year
up 1,405.9%
World rank
10th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1,746 num items per 100m2
in 2021
All-time low
0 num items per 100m2
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. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 256 num items per 100m2 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 num items per 100m2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 num items per 100m2, in 2018.
That places Egypt 10th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2018 | 0 num items per 100m2 | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 182 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2021 | 1,746 num items per 100m2 | +859.3% |
| 2022 | 17 num items per 100m2 | -99.0% |
| 2024 | 256 num items per 100m2 | +1405.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 256 num items per 100m2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.5 num items per 100m2, 3.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 256 num items per 100m2 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.5 num items per 100m2, 30.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5 num items per 100m2 | 0 num items per 100m2 | 10 num items per 100m2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 550.25 num items per 100m2 | 17 num items per 100m2 | 1,746 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 7 Kenya 594 num items per 100m2 compare
- 8 Italy 303 num items per 100m2 compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 266 num items per 100m2 compare
- 11 Philippines 245 num items per 100m2 compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 197 num items per 100m2 compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 165 num items per 100m2 compare
- 13 United Kingdom 165 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Egypt
- Red List Index 0.9179 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 20.4 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 560.3 constant US$ (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 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1,746 num items per 100m2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 num items per 100m2 in 2018.
- How does Egypt rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 107 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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