Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 15 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Mozambique, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in Mozambique is 15 num items per 100m2, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1,400.0% on the previous year and down 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Mozambique peaked at 202 num items per 100m2 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
Mozambique ranks 52nd 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 202 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 64 num items per 100m2 | -68.3% |
| 2018 | 61 num items per 100m2 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 65 num items per 100m2 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 23 num items per 100m2 | -64.6% |
| 2021 | 21 num items per 100m2 | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 10 num items per 100m2 | -52.4% |
| 2023 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -90.0% |
| 2024 | 15 num items per 100m2 | +1400.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 15 num items per 100m2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.5 num items per 100m2, 46% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98 num items per 100m2 | 61 num items per 100m2 | 202 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 14 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 23 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More development goals data for Mozambique
- Red List Index 0.8879 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.3031 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 30.73 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 55,191 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Mozambique?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Mozambique was 15 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 202 num items per 100m2 in 2016.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Mozambique rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Mozambique ranks 52nd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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