Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Maldives
Maldives: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 2 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Maldives, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in Maldives is 2 num items per 100m2, 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 num items per 100m2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 num items per 100m2, in 2016.
That places Maldives 93rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Maldives, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 74 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2018 | 126 num items per 100m2 | +70.3% |
| 2019 | 68 num items per 100m2 | -46.0% |
| 2021 | 151 num items per 100m2 | +122.1% |
| 2022 | 52 num items per 100m2 | -65.6% |
| 2024 | 2 num items per 100m2 | -96.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 2 num items per 100m2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 num items per 100m2, 11% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67 num items per 100m2 | 0 num items per 100m2 | 126 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 68.33 num items per 100m2 | 2 num items per 100m2 | 151 num items per 100m2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 93 Belize 2 num items per 100m2 compare
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- 93 Russian Federation 2 num items per 100m2 compare
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- 93 Seychelles 2 num items per 100m2 compare
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More development goals data for Maldives
- Red List Index 0.8608 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.65 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.77 constant US$ (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 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 151 num items per 100m2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 num items per 100m2 in 2016.
- How does Maldives rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Maldives ranks 93rd out of 107 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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