Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 4 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4 num items per 100m2
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
79th
of 107 countries
All-time high
209 num items per 100m2
in 2016
All-time low
4 num items per 100m2
in 2024
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia stood at 4 num items per 100m2. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 98.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Indonesia peaked at 209 num items per 100m2 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4 num items per 100m2, in 2024.
Indonesia ranks 79th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 209 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 154 num items per 100m2 | -26.3% |
| 2018 | 51 num items per 100m2 | -66.9% |
| 2019 | 204 num items per 100m2 | +300.0% |
| 2020 | 34 num items per 100m2 | -83.3% |
| 2021 | 20 num items per 100m2 | -41.2% |
| 2022 | 132 num items per 100m2 | +560.0% |
| 2023 | 6 num items per 100m2 | -95.5% |
| 2024 | 4 num items per 100m2 | -33.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 4 num items per 100m2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 num items per 100m2, 21% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 4 num items per 100m2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24 num items per 100m2, 17% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 154.5 num items per 100m2 | 51 num items per 100m2 | 209 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 39.2 num items per 100m2 | 4 num items per 100m2 | 132 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 77 Costa Rica 5 num items per 100m2 compare
- 77 Suriname 5 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Argentina 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 China 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Mauritius 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Micronesia 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 New Zealand 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Indonesia
- Red List Index 0.8248 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.21 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 915.42 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 53 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 53 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 46 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 153 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 171 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 173 (2025)
- Infant deaths 67,732 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Indonesia?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Indonesia was 4 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 209 num items per 100m2 in 2016.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 num items per 100m2 in 2024.
- How does Indonesia rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Indonesia ranks 79th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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