Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Romania
Romania: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 8 num items per 100m2 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
8 num items per 100m2
Change on year
down 99.3%
World rank
64th
of 107 countries
All-time high
1,989 num items per 100m2
in 2019
All-time low
8 num items per 100m2
in 2021
Years of data
7
2015–2021
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Romania, 2015–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
In 2021, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Romania stood at 8 num items per 100m2. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.3% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Romania ranks 64th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 278 num items per 100m2 | +1753.3% |
| 2017 | 1,341 num items per 100m2 | +382.4% |
| 2018 | 72 num items per 100m2 | -94.6% |
| 2019 | 1,989 num items per 100m2 | +2662.5% |
| 2020 | 1,225 num items per 100m2 | -38.4% |
| 2021 | 8 num items per 100m2 | -99.3% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 8 num items per 100m2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9 num items per 100m2, 89% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Romania's 8 num items per 100m2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8 num items per 100m2, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 739 num items per 100m2 | 15 num items per 100m2 | 1,989 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 616.5 num items per 100m2 | 8 num items per 100m2 | 1,225 num items per 100m2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 61 Israel 9 num items per 100m2 compare
- 61 Morocco 9 num items per 100m2 compare
- 61 Northern Mariana Islands 9 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 Croatia 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 Finland 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 Malta 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 Nicaragua 8 num items per 100m2 compare
- 64 United Republic of Tanzania 8 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Romania
- Red List Index 0.8618 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.18 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,023 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 61 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 44 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 44 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 113 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,093 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Romania?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Romania was 8 num items per 100m2 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,989 num items per 100m2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 num items per 100m2 in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Romania ranks 64th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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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