Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Israel
Israel: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 9 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
9 num items per 100m2
Change on year
up 800.0%
World rank
61st
of 107 countries
All-time high
447 num items per 100m2
in 2018
All-time low
0 num items per 100m2
in 2016
Years of data
9
2015–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Israel, 2015–2024
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 Israel stood at 9 num items per 100m2.
That represents a change of up 800.0% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Israel peaked at 447 num items per 100m2 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 num items per 100m2, in 2016.
Israel ranks 61st 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 0 num items per 100m2 | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 447 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2019 | 78 num items per 100m2 | -82.6% |
| 2020 | 114 num items per 100m2 | +46.2% |
| 2021 | 108 num items per 100m2 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 132 num items per 100m2 | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -99.2% |
| 2024 | 9 num items per 100m2 | +800.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 9 num items per 100m2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9 num items per 100m2, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Israel's 9 num items per 100m2 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.5 num items per 100m2, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 136.75 num items per 100m2 | 0 num items per 100m2 | 447 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 72.8 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 132 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 12 num items per 100m2 compare
- 59 Canada 10 num items per 100m2 compare
- 59 Fiji 10 num items per 100m2 compare
- 61 Morocco 9 num items per 100m2 compare
- 61 Northern Mariana Islands 9 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 Croatia 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 Finland 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 Malta 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 Nicaragua 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 Romania 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 United Republic of Tanzania 8 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Israel
- Red List Index 0.6521 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 13.35 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,053 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Israel?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Israel was 9 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 447 num items per 100m2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 num items per 100m2 in 2016.
- How does Israel rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Israel ranks 61st out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel 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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