Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 6 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) stood at 6 num items per 100m2.
That represents a change of up 500.0% on the previous year and down 92.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 79 num items per 100m2 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 26th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 79 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 75 num items per 100m2 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 57 num items per 100m2 | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 23 num items per 100m2 | -59.6% |
| 2019 | 20 num items per 100m2 | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 14 num items per 100m2 | -30.0% |
| 2021 | 56 num items per 100m2 | +300.0% |
| 2022 | 41 num items per 100m2 | -26.8% |
| 2023 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -97.6% |
| 2024 | 6 num items per 100m2 | +500.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.8 num items per 100m2 | 20 num items per 100m2 | 79 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 23.6 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 56 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- 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
- 27 Bangladesh 62 num items per 100m2 compare
- 28 Bahamas 52 num items per 100m2 compare
- 29 Samoa 48 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Red List Index 0.8156 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.26 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 208.54 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 60 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 60 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 64 (2025)
- Under-five deaths 11,484 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 6 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 79 num items per 100m2 in 2015.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 26th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and 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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