Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Morocco
Morocco: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 9 num items per 100m2 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
9 num items per 100m2
Change on year
down 98.2%
World rank
61st
of 107 countries
All-time high
1,388 num items per 100m2
in 2015
All-time low
6 num items per 100m2
in 2017
Years of data
8
2015–2023
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Morocco, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 9 num items per 100m2 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.2% on the previous year and down 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Morocco peaked at 1,388 num items per 100m2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6 num items per 100m2, in 2017.
That places Morocco 61st out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Morocco, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,388 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 60 num items per 100m2 | -95.7% |
| 2017 | 6 num items per 100m2 | -90.0% |
| 2018 | 72 num items per 100m2 | +1100.0% |
| 2019 | 119 num items per 100m2 | +65.3% |
| 2020 | 69 num items per 100m2 | -42.0% |
| 2022 | 500 num items per 100m2 | +624.6% |
| 2023 | 9 num items per 100m2 | -98.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 9 num items per 100m2 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.5 num items per 100m2, 11% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 9 num items per 100m2 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.5 num items per 100m2, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 329 num items per 100m2 | 6 num items per 100m2 | 1,388 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 192.67 num items per 100m2 | 9 num items per 100m2 | 500 num items per 100m2 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 12 num items per 100m2 compare
- 59 Canada 10 num items per 100m2 compare
- 59 Fiji 10 num items per 100m2 compare
- 61 Israel 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 Malta 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 Morocco
- Red List Index 0.7722 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 28.74 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 706.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 31 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 34 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 9,215 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Morocco?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Morocco was 9 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1,388 num items per 100m2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 num items per 100m2 in 2017.
- How does Morocco rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Morocco ranks 61st out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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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