Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Singapore
Singapore: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 30 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
30
Change on year
up 172.7%
World rank
32nd
of 93 countries
All-time high
758
in 2016
All-time low
6
in 2022
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Singapore, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 30 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 172.7% on the previous year and down 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Singapore peaked at 758 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2022.
That places Singapore 32nd out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 758 | — |
| 2017 | 323 | -57.4% |
| 2018 | 555 | +71.8% |
| 2019 | 57 | -89.7% |
| 2020 | 13 | -77.2% |
| 2021 | 33 | +153.8% |
| 2022 | 6 | -81.8% |
| 2023 | 11 | +83.3% |
| 2024 | 30 | +172.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 423.25 | 57 | 758 | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.6 | 6 | 33 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 30 Antigua and Barbuda 32 compare
- 31 Panama 31 compare
- 33 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 25 compare
- 34 Australia 24 compare
- 35 Barbados 23 compare
More development goals data for Singapore
- Red List Index 0.8886 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.6643 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 13,645 (2025)
- Infant deaths 106 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 53 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.18 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 128 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 6.5 (2024)
- Children moderately or severely overweight 8.9 (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 167.01 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Singapore?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Singapore was 30 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 758 in 2016.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2022.
- How does Singapore rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Singapore ranks 32nd out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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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