Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Malta
Malta: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 8 num items per 100m2 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
8 num items per 100m2
Change on year
down 99.5%
World rank
64th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1,555 num items per 100m2
in 2022
All-time low
1 num items per 100m2
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. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Malta recorded 8 num items per 100m2 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 num items per 100m2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2018.
Malta ranks 64th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Malta, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 121 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2018 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -99.2% |
| 2019 | 1,400 num items per 100m2 | +139900.0% |
| 2021 | 23 num items per 100m2 | -98.4% |
| 2022 | 1,555 num items per 100m2 | +6660.9% |
| 2023 | 8 num items per 100m2 | -99.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 8 num items per 100m2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9 num items per 100m2, 89% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malta's 8 num items per 100m2 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.5 num items per 100m2, 94% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 507.33 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 1,400 num items per 100m2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 528.67 num items per 100m2 | 8 num items per 100m2 | 1,555 num items per 100m2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 61 Israel 9 num items per 100m2 compare
- 61 Morocco 9 num items per 100m2 compare
- 61 Northern Mariana Islands 9 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 Croatia 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 Finland 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 Nicaragua 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 Romania 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 United Republic of Tanzania 8 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Malta
- Red List Index 0.825 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.28 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,447 constant US$ (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 num items per 100m2 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 num items per 100m2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Malta ranks 64th out of 107 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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