Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Guernsey
Guernsey: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 2 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Guernsey, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
In 2024, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Guernsey stood at 2 num items per 100m2. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.7% on the previous year and down 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Guernsey peaked at 238 num items per 100m2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2 num items per 100m2, in 2024.
Guernsey ranks 93rd of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 54 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 238 num items per 100m2 | +340.7% |
| 2018 | 203 num items per 100m2 | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 97 num items per 100m2 | -52.2% |
| 2020 | 101 num items per 100m2 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 80 num items per 100m2 | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 61 num items per 100m2 | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 2 num items per 100m2 | -96.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 148 num items per 100m2 | 54 num items per 100m2 | 238 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 61 num items per 100m2 | 2 num items per 100m2 | 101 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 93 Belize 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Colombia 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Maldives 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Russian Federation 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Seychelles 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Russia 2 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Guernsey
- Red List Index 0.9474 index (2025)
- Change in maximum river flow 28.8% (2024)
- Change in minimum river flow -2.2% (2024)
- River flow maximum 3.16 m3 per sec (2024)
- River flow minimum 0.0285 m3 per sec (2024)
- Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing 0.5% (2022)
- Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) 8.3 µg/m³ (2023)
- Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology 0.0% (2024)
- Countries with death registration data that are at least 75 percent 1 (2024)
- Land area 6.35 ha th (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Guernsey?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Guernsey was 2 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 Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 238 num items per 100m2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 num items per 100m2 in 2024.
- How does Guernsey rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Guernsey ranks 93rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guernsey 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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