Beach litter items per unit of surface area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 4 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is 4 num items per 100m2, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 300.0% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in New Zealand peaked at 348 num items per 100m2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 78th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 28 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 2 num items per 100m2 | -92.9% |
| 2018 | 28 num items per 100m2 | +1300.0% |
| 2019 | 133 num items per 100m2 | +375.0% |
| 2020 | 348 num items per 100m2 | +161.7% |
| 2021 | 34 num items per 100m2 | -90.2% |
| 2022 | 20 num items per 100m2 | -41.2% |
| 2023 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -95.0% |
| 2024 | 4 num items per 100m2 | +300.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.75 num items per 100m2 | 2 num items per 100m2 | 133 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 81.4 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 348 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 76 Costa Rica 5 num items per 100m2 compare
- 76 Suriname 5 num items per 100m2 compare
- 78 Argentina 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 78 China 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 78 Indonesia 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 78 Mauritius 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 78 Micronesia 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for New Zealand
- Red List Index 0.6329 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.03 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,478 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 131 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 129 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 74 (2025)
- Infant deaths 238 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in New Zealand?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 348 num items per 100m2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- New Zealand ranks 78th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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