Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Guernsey
Guernsey: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
down 96.7%
World rank
80th
of 93 countries
All-time high
238
in 2017
All-time low
2
in 2024
Years of data
8
2016–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Guernsey, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Guernsey stood at 2. 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 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2024.
Guernsey ranks 80th of 93 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 54 | — |
| 2017 | 238 | +340.7% |
| 2018 | 203 | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 97 | -52.2% |
| 2020 | 101 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 80 | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 61 | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 2 | -96.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 148 | 54 | 238 | 4 |
| 2020s | 61 | 2 | 101 | 4 |
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More development goals data for Guernsey
- Red List Index 0.9474 (2025)
- Change in maximum river flow 28.8% (2024)
- Change in minimum river flow -2.2% (2024)
- River flow maximum 3.16 (2024)
- River flow minimum 0.0285 (2024)
- Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing 0.5% (2022)
- Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) 8.3 (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 (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 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 in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2024.
- How does Guernsey rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Guernsey ranks 80th out of 93 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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