Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 20 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
20
Change on year
up 566.7%
Rank
9th
of 12 groups
All-time high
535
in 2022
All-time low
3
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Melanesia, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 20 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024.
The figure is up 566.7% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 58 | — |
| 2018 | 70 | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 250 | +257.1% |
| 2020 | 36 | -85.6% |
| 2022 | 535 | +1386.1% |
| 2023 | 3 | -99.4% |
| 2024 | 20 | +566.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 126 | 58 | 250 | 3 |
| 2020s | 148.5 | 3 | 535 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 6 Kenya 594 compare
- 7 Italy 303 compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 266 compare
- 8 Türkiye 21 compare
- 9 Egypt 256 compare
- 10 Philippines 245 compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 165 compare
- 12 United States Virgin Islands 153 compare
More development goals data for Melanesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.22 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.27 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 39 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 35 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.36 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 646.7 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Melanesia?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Melanesia was 20 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 535 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2023.
- How does Melanesia rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Melanesia ranks 9th out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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