Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Panama
Panama: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 31 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
31
Change on year
up 3,000.0%
World rank
31st
of 93 countries
All-time high
530
in 2018
All-time low
1
in 2023
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Panama, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Panama recorded 31 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3,000.0% on the previous year and down 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Panama peaked at 530 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2023.
Panama ranks 31st of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 145 | — |
| 2017 | 64 | -55.9% |
| 2018 | 530 | +728.1% |
| 2019 | 343 | -35.3% |
| 2020 | 41 | -88.0% |
| 2021 | 15 | -63.4% |
| 2022 | 124 | +726.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | -99.2% |
| 2024 | 31 | +3000.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 270.5 | 64 | 530 | 4 |
| 2020s | 42.4 | 1 | 124 | 5 |
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More development goals data for Panama
- Red List Index 0.7539 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.39 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 860.74 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 855 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Panama?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Panama was 31 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 530 in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Panama ranks 31st out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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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