Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 8 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
8 num items per 100m2
World rank
63rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
866 num items per 100m2
in 2022
All-time low
0 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Nicaragua, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
In 2024, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Nicaragua stood at 8 num items per 100m2.
The figure is down 97.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Nicaragua peaked at 866 num items per 100m2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 63rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 326 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 190 num items per 100m2 | -41.7% |
| 2018 | 62 num items per 100m2 | -67.4% |
| 2019 | 138 num items per 100m2 | +122.6% |
| 2020 | 294 num items per 100m2 | +113.0% |
| 2021 | 323 num items per 100m2 | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 866 num items per 100m2 | +168.1% |
| 2023 | 0 num items per 100m2 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 8 num items per 100m2 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 179 num items per 100m2 | 62 num items per 100m2 | 326 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 298.2 num items per 100m2 | 0 num items per 100m2 | 866 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 60 Israel 9 num items per 100m2 compare
- 60 Morocco 9 num items per 100m2 compare
- 60 Northern Mariana Islands 9 num items per 100m2 compare
- 63 Croatia 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 63 Finland 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 63 Malta 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 63 Romania 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 63 United Republic of Tanzania 8 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Nicaragua
- Red List Index 0.8326 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 445.91 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 327.14 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 53 (2023)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 53 (2023)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 53 (2023)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2023)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2023)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2023)
- Infant deaths 1,246 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Nicaragua?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Nicaragua was 8 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 866 num items per 100m2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Nicaragua ranks 63rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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