Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Finland
Finland: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 8 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
8
Change on year
down 98.5%
World rank
54th
of 93 countries
All-time high
536
in 2022
All-time low
2
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2023
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Finland, 2017–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in Finland is 8, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 98.5% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Finland ranks 54th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | — |
| 2018 | 17 | +750.0% |
| 2019 | 71 | +317.6% |
| 2021 | 66 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 536 | +712.1% |
| 2023 | 8 | -98.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30 | 2 | 71 | 3 |
| 2020s | 203.33 | 8 | 536 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More development goals data for Finland
- Red List Index 0.981 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0889 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,590 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 82 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Finland?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Finland was 8 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 536 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Finland ranks 54th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland 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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