Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Melanesia
Melanesia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 20 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
20 num items per 100m2
Change on year
up 566.7%
World rank
47th
of 107 countries
All-time high
535 num items per 100m2
in 2022
All-time low
3 num items per 100m2
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. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 20 num items per 100m2 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.
Melanesia ranks 47th 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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 58 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2018 | 70 num items per 100m2 | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 250 num items per 100m2 | +257.1% |
| 2020 | 36 num items per 100m2 | -85.6% |
| 2022 | 535 num items per 100m2 | +1386.1% |
| 2023 | 3 num items per 100m2 | -99.4% |
| 2024 | 20 num items per 100m2 | +566.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 126 num items per 100m2 | 58 num items per 100m2 | 250 num items per 100m2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 148.5 num items per 100m2 | 3 num items per 100m2 | 535 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More development goals data for Melanesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.22 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.27 constant US$ (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 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 646.7 num th (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 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 535 num items per 100m2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Melanesia rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Melanesia ranks 47th out of 107 countries 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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