Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 9 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Northern Mariana Islands, 2015–2024
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 Northern Mariana Islands stood at 9 num items per 100m2.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 33 num items per 100m2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 60th of 106 countries 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 Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 23 num items per 100m2 | +155.6% |
| 2017 | 16 num items per 100m2 | -30.4% |
| 2018 | 17 num items per 100m2 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 17 num items per 100m2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 num items per 100m2 | -41.2% |
| 2021 | 21 num items per 100m2 | +110.0% |
| 2022 | 33 num items per 100m2 | +57.1% |
| 2023 | 0 num items per 100m2 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 9 num items per 100m2 | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.4 num items per 100m2 | 9 num items per 100m2 | 23 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 14.6 num items per 100m2 | 0 num items per 100m2 | 33 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 57 Trinidad and Tobago 12 num items per 100m2 compare
- 58 Canada 10 num items per 100m2 compare
- 58 Fiji 10 num items per 100m2 compare
- 60 Israel 9 num items per 100m2 compare
- 60 Morocco 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 Nicaragua 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 Northern Mariana Islands
- Red List Index 0.6073 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 ratio (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 468.77 tonnes (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Northern Mariana Islands was 9 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 Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 33 num items per 100m2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 60th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands 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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