Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Malta
Malta: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 8 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
8
Change on year
down 99.5%
World rank
54th
of 93 countries
All-time high
1,555
in 2022
All-time low
1
in 2018
Years of data
6
2015–2023
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Malta, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Malta recorded 8 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2023.
The figure is down 99.5% on the previous year and down 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Malta peaked at 1,555 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2018.
Malta ranks 54th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 121 | — |
| 2018 | 1 | -99.2% |
| 2019 | 1,400 | +139900.0% |
| 2021 | 23 | -98.4% |
| 2022 | 1,555 | +6660.9% |
| 2023 | 8 | -99.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 507.33 | 1 | 1,400 | 3 |
| 2020s | 528.67 | 8 | 1,555 | 3 |
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More development goals data for Malta
- Red List Index 0.825 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.28 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,447 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 20 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Malta?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Malta was 8 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,555 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Malta ranks 54th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta 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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