Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Panama
Panama: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 31 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Panama, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Panama recorded 31 num items per 100m2 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 num items per 100m2 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
Panama ranks 38th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Panama, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 145 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 64 num items per 100m2 | -55.9% |
| 2018 | 530 num items per 100m2 | +728.1% |
| 2019 | 343 num items per 100m2 | -35.3% |
| 2020 | 41 num items per 100m2 | -88.0% |
| 2021 | 15 num items per 100m2 | -63.4% |
| 2022 | 124 num items per 100m2 | +726.7% |
| 2023 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -99.2% |
| 2024 | 31 num items per 100m2 | +3000.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 31 num items per 100m2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9 num items per 100m2, 3.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Panama's 31 num items per 100m2 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13 num items per 100m2, 2.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 270.5 num items per 100m2 | 64 num items per 100m2 | 530 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 42.4 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 124 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More development goals data for Panama
- Red List Index 0.7539 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.39 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 860.74 constant US$ (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 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 530 num items per 100m2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Panama ranks 38th out of 107 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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