Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Maldives
Maldives: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
down 96.2%
World rank
80th
of 93 countries
All-time high
151
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 2016
Years of data
7
2016–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Maldives, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in Maldives is 2, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 96.2% on the previous year and down 97.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Maldives peaked at 151 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.
That places Maldives 80th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 74 | — |
| 2018 | 126 | +70.3% |
| 2019 | 68 | -46.0% |
| 2021 | 151 | +122.1% |
| 2022 | 52 | -65.6% |
| 2024 | 2 | -96.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67 | 0 | 126 | 4 |
| 2020s | 68.33 | 2 | 151 | 3 |
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More development goals data for Maldives
- Red List Index 0.8608 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.65 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.77 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 4 (2025)
- Infant deaths 27 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Maldives?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Maldives was 2 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 151 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Maldives ranks 80th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Maldives 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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