Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 19 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
19 num items per 100m2
Change on year
up 1,800.0%
World rank
49th
of 107 countries
All-time high
64 num items per 100m2
in 2022
All-time low
1 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Malaysia, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 19 num items per 100m2 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,800.0% on the previous year and down 61.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Malaysia peaked at 64 num items per 100m2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
That places Malaysia 49th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 49 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 48 num items per 100m2 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 29 num items per 100m2 | -39.6% |
| 2019 | 27 num items per 100m2 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 43 num items per 100m2 | +59.3% |
| 2021 | 41 num items per 100m2 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 64 num items per 100m2 | +56.1% |
| 2023 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -98.4% |
| 2024 | 19 num items per 100m2 | +1800.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 19 num items per 100m2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 num items per 100m2, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 19 num items per 100m2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24 num items per 100m2, 79% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.25 num items per 100m2 | 27 num items per 100m2 | 49 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 33.6 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 64 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 47 Guyana 20 num items per 100m2 compare
- 47 Melanesia 20 num items per 100m2 compare
- 49 South Africa 19 num items per 100m2 compare
- 51 Bermuda 18 num items per 100m2 compare
- 52 Australia and New Zealand 15 num items per 100m2 compare
- 52 Mozambique 15 num items per 100m2 compare
- 52 Slovenia 15 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Malaysia
- Red List Index 0.8095 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.56 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,701 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 36 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 31 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 23 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 25 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3,053 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Malaysia?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Malaysia was 19 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 64 num items per 100m2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Malaysia ranks 49th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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