Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Greece
Greece: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 3 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Greece, 2015–2024
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 Greece is 3 num items per 100m2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.7% on the previous year and down 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Greece peaked at 287 num items per 100m2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3 num items per 100m2, in 2024.
Greece ranks 86th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Greece, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 287 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 181 num items per 100m2 | -36.9% |
| 2017 | 104 num items per 100m2 | -42.5% |
| 2018 | 143 num items per 100m2 | +37.5% |
| 2019 | 71 num items per 100m2 | -50.3% |
| 2020 | 132 num items per 100m2 | +85.9% |
| 2021 | 186 num items per 100m2 | +40.9% |
| 2022 | 225 num items per 100m2 | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 11 num items per 100m2 | -95.1% |
| 2024 | 3 num items per 100m2 | -72.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3 num items per 100m2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9 num items per 100m2, 33% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3 num items per 100m2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8 num items per 100m2, 38% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 157.2 num items per 100m2 | 71 num items per 100m2 | 287 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 111.4 num items per 100m2 | 3 num items per 100m2 | 225 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More development goals data for Greece
- Red List Index 0.7929 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.02 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,139 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 40 (2025)
- Infant deaths 235 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Greece?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Greece was 3 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 287 num items per 100m2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 num items per 100m2 in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Greece ranks 86th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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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