Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Romania
Romania: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 8 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
8
Change on year
down 99.3%
World rank
54th
of 93 countries
All-time high
1,989
in 2019
All-time low
8
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.
Analysis
In 2021, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Romania stood at 8. 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 54th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15 | — |
| 2016 | 278 | +1753.3% |
| 2017 | 1,341 | +382.4% |
| 2018 | 72 | -94.6% |
| 2019 | 1,989 | +2662.5% |
| 2020 | 1,225 | -38.4% |
| 2021 | 8 | -99.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 739 | 15 | 1,989 | 5 |
| 2020s | 616.5 | 8 | 1,225 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More development goals data for Romania
- Red List Index 0.8618 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 11.18 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,023 (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 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 in 2019.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2021.
- How does Romania rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Romania ranks 54th out of 93 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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