Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Polynesia
Polynesia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 37 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Polynesia, 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 Polynesia stood at 37 num items per 100m2.
The figure is up 3,600.0% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Polynesia peaked at 658 num items per 100m2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
Polynesia ranks 33rd 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 Polynesia, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 112 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 209 num items per 100m2 | +86.6% |
| 2017 | 63 num items per 100m2 | -69.9% |
| 2018 | 243 num items per 100m2 | +285.7% |
| 2019 | 26 num items per 100m2 | -89.3% |
| 2021 | 287 num items per 100m2 | +1003.8% |
| 2022 | 658 num items per 100m2 | +129.3% |
| 2023 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -99.8% |
| 2024 | 37 num items per 100m2 | +3600.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 130.6 num items per 100m2 | 26 num items per 100m2 | 243 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 245.75 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 658 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
More development goals data for Polynesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.54 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 624.5 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 38 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 4.92 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 4.2 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Polynesia?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Polynesia was 37 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 Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 658 num items per 100m2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Polynesia rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Polynesia ranks 33rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Polynesia 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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