Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Northern America
Northern America: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 7 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Northern America, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 7 num items per 100m2 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 600.0% on the previous year and up 600.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Northern America peaked at 44 num items per 100m2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2015.
Northern America ranks 24th of 34 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 in Northern America, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 20 num items per 100m2 | +1900.0% |
| 2017 | 22 num items per 100m2 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 14 num items per 100m2 | -36.4% |
| 2019 | 16 num items per 100m2 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 5 num items per 100m2 | -68.8% |
| 2021 | 23 num items per 100m2 | +360.0% |
| 2022 | 44 num items per 100m2 | +91.3% |
| 2023 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -97.7% |
| 2024 | 7 num items per 100m2 | +600.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.6 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 22 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 16 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 44 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 21 Nigeria 89 num items per 100m2 compare
- 22 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 84 num items per 100m2 compare
- 23 Lithuania 77 num items per 100m2 compare
- 24 Cambodia 76 num items per 100m2 compare
- 25 Chile 69 num items per 100m2 compare
- 26 Bangladesh 62 num items per 100m2 compare
- 27 Bahamas 52 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Northern America
- Red List Index 0.8282 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4561 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,615 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 268 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 87 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,716 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Northern America?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Northern America 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 44 num items per 100m2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2015.
- How does Northern America rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Northern America ranks 24th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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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