Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 63 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Small island developing States (SIDS), 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Small island developing States (SIDS) recorded 63 num items per 100m2 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024.
The figure is up 350.0% on the previous year and up 600.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 185 num items per 100m2 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4 num items per 100m2, in 2020.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 10th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 185 num items per 100m2 | +1955.6% |
| 2017 | 176 num items per 100m2 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 118 num items per 100m2 | -33.0% |
| 2019 | 81 num items per 100m2 | -31.4% |
| 2020 | 4 num items per 100m2 | -95.1% |
| 2021 | 48 num items per 100m2 | +1100.0% |
| 2022 | 134 num items per 100m2 | +179.2% |
| 2023 | 14 num items per 100m2 | -89.6% |
| 2024 | 63 num items per 100m2 | +350.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 113.8 num items per 100m2 | 9 num items per 100m2 | 185 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 52.6 num items per 100m2 | 4 num items per 100m2 | 134 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
- 7 Kenya 594 num items per 100m2 compare
- 8 Italy 303 num items per 100m2 compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 266 num items per 100m2 compare
- 10 Egypt 256 num items per 100m2 compare
- 11 Philippines 245 num items per 100m2 compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 197 num items per 100m2 compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 165 num items per 100m2 compare
- 13 United Kingdom 165 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Red List Index 0.7251 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 268.84 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,243 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 187 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 183 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 178 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 242 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 244 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 245 (2025)
- Infant deaths 32,047 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 63 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 185 num items per 100m2 in 2016.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 num items per 100m2 in 2020.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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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