Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 2 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2 num items per 100m2
World rank
93rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
8,670 num items per 100m2
in 2017
All-time low
0 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Seychelles, 2017–2024
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 Seychelles stood at 2 num items per 100m2.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Seychelles ranks 93rd of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8,670 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2018 | 4 num items per 100m2 | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 3 num items per 100m2 | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 7 num items per 100m2 | +133.3% |
| 2021 | 2 num items per 100m2 | -71.4% |
| 2022 | 5 num items per 100m2 | +150.0% |
| 2023 | 0 num items per 100m2 | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 2 num items per 100m2 | — |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 2 num items per 100m2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9 num items per 100m2, 22% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 2 num items per 100m2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.5 num items per 100m2, 6% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,892 num items per 100m2 | 3 num items per 100m2 | 8,670 num items per 100m2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.2 num items per 100m2 | 0 num items per 100m2 | 7 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 93 Belize 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Colombia 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Guernsey 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Maldives 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Russian Federation 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 num items per 100m2 compare
- 93 Russia 2 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Seychelles
- Red List Index 0.5601 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.53 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 592.84 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 22 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Seychelles?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Seychelles was 2 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 8,670 num items per 100m2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Seychelles rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Seychelles ranks 93rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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