Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Italy
Italy: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 303 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
303
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
7th
of 93 countries
All-time high
511
in 2015
All-time low
273
in 2021
Years of data
8
2015–2022
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Italy, 2015–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Italy recorded 303 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and down 40.7% over ten years.
That places Italy 7th out of 93 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 511 | — |
| 2016 | 494 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 474 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 462 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 413 | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 311 | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 273 | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 303 | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 470.8 | 413 | 511 | 5 |
| 2020s | 295.67 | 273 | 311 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More development goals data for Italy
- Red List Index 0.7647 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3534 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,482 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 73 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 73 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 229 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 229 (2025)
- Infant deaths 882 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Italy?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Italy was 303 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 511 in 2015.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 273 in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Italy ranks 7th out of 93 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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