Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Oceania
Oceania: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 9 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Oceania, 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 Oceania is 9 num items per 100m2, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 800.0% on the previous year and down 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Oceania peaked at 42 num items per 100m2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
Oceania ranks 22nd 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 Oceania, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 31 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 11 num items per 100m2 | -64.5% |
| 2017 | 35 num items per 100m2 | +218.2% |
| 2018 | 18 num items per 100m2 | -48.6% |
| 2019 | 16 num items per 100m2 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 15 num items per 100m2 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 37 num items per 100m2 | +146.7% |
| 2022 | 42 num items per 100m2 | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -97.6% |
| 2024 | 9 num items per 100m2 | +800.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.2 num items per 100m2 | 11 num items per 100m2 | 35 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.8 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 42 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 19 Caribbean 91 num items per 100m2 compare
- 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
More development goals data for Oceania
- Red List Index 0.8199 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.42 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,214 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 291 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 268 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 43 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 87 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 207 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 246 (2025)
- Infant deaths 10,322 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Oceania?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Oceania 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 42 num items per 100m2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Oceania rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Oceania ranks 22nd out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oceania 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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