Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 7 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait stood at 7 num items per 100m2.
The figure is up 600.0% on the previous year and up 75.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Kuwait peaked at 54 num items per 100m2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 num items per 100m2, in 2016.
Kuwait ranks 70th 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 3 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2018 | 4 num items per 100m2 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 4 num items per 100m2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54 num items per 100m2 | +1250.0% |
| 2022 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -98.1% |
| 2024 | 7 num items per 100m2 | +600.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 7 num items per 100m2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9 num items per 100m2, 78% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 7 num items per 100m2 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.5 num items per 100m2, 82% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.75 num items per 100m2 | 0 num items per 100m2 | 4 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 20.67 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 54 num items per 100m2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More development goals data for Kuwait
- Red List Index 0.8878 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 67.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,929 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 342 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 213 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.1158 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 395 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Kuwait?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Kuwait was 7 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 54 num items per 100m2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 num items per 100m2 in 2016.
- How does Kuwait rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Kuwait ranks 70th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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