Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 4 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Mauritius, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
In 2024, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Mauritius stood at 4 num items per 100m2. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.0% on the previous year and down 97.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Mauritius peaked at 286 num items per 100m2 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4 num items per 100m2, in 2024.
That places Mauritius 79th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 170 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 148 num items per 100m2 | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 244 num items per 100m2 | +64.9% |
| 2018 | 134 num items per 100m2 | -45.1% |
| 2019 | 286 num items per 100m2 | +113.4% |
| 2020 | 170 num items per 100m2 | -40.6% |
| 2021 | 108 num items per 100m2 | -36.5% |
| 2022 | 201 num items per 100m2 | +86.1% |
| 2023 | 5 num items per 100m2 | -97.5% |
| 2024 | 4 num items per 100m2 | -20.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 4 num items per 100m2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 num items per 100m2, 21% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 4 num items per 100m2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.5 num items per 100m2, 12% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 196.4 num items per 100m2 | 134 num items per 100m2 | 286 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.6 num items per 100m2 | 4 num items per 100m2 | 201 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 77 Costa Rica 5 num items per 100m2 compare
- 77 Suriname 5 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Argentina 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 China 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Indonesia 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Micronesia 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 New Zealand 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Mauritius
- Red List Index 0.4603 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 21.6 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,206 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 161 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Mauritius?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Mauritius was 4 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 286 num items per 100m2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 num items per 100m2 in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Mauritius ranks 79th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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