Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 7 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2015–2024
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 Northern Africa and Western Asia is 7 num items per 100m2, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 133.3% on the previous year and down 93.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 831 num items per 100m2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 23rd of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 101 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 141 num items per 100m2 | +39.6% |
| 2017 | 831 num items per 100m2 | +489.4% |
| 2018 | 67 num items per 100m2 | -91.9% |
| 2019 | 70 num items per 100m2 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 55 num items per 100m2 | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 24 num items per 100m2 | -56.4% |
| 2022 | 176 num items per 100m2 | +633.3% |
| 2023 | 3 num items per 100m2 | -98.3% |
| 2024 | 7 num items per 100m2 | +133.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 242 num items per 100m2 | 67 num items per 100m2 | 831 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 53 num items per 100m2 | 3 num items per 100m2 | 176 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 20 Viet Nam 90 num items per 100m2 compare
- 20 Vietnam 90 num items per 100m2 compare
- 22 Nigeria 89 num items per 100m2 compare
- 23 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 84 num items per 100m2 compare
- 24 Lithuania 77 num items per 100m2 compare
- 25 Cambodia 76 num items per 100m2 compare
- 26 Chile 69 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8467 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,489 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,057 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 156 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 148 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 105 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 372 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 525 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 576 (2025)
- Infant deaths 252,823 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 7 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 831 num items per 100m2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 23rd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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