Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 19 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
19
Change on year
up 1,800.0%
World rank
39th
of 93 countries
All-time high
64
in 2022
All-time low
1
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.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 19 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 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.
That places Malaysia 39th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 49 | — |
| 2017 | 48 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 29 | -39.6% |
| 2019 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 43 | +59.3% |
| 2021 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 64 | +56.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | -98.4% |
| 2024 | 19 | +1800.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.25 | 27 | 49 | 4 |
| 2020s | 33.6 | 1 | 64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More development goals data for Malaysia
- Red List Index 0.8095 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.56 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,701 (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 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 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Malaysia ranks 39th out of 93 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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