Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sri Lanka, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sri Lanka is 1 num items per 100m2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 75.0% on the previous year and down 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sri Lanka peaked at 350 num items per 100m2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 101st of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 330 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 350 num items per 100m2 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 167 num items per 100m2 | -52.3% |
| 2019 | 164 num items per 100m2 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 4 num items per 100m2 | -97.6% |
| 2021 | 69 num items per 100m2 | +1625.0% |
| 2022 | 112 num items per 100m2 | +62.3% |
| 2023 | 4 num items per 100m2 | -96.4% |
| 2024 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -75.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1 num items per 100m2 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 num items per 100m2, 5% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 252.75 num items per 100m2 | 164 num items per 100m2 | 350 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 38 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 112 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More development goals data for Sri Lanka
- Red List Index 0.6659 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 628.59 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 605.53 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 25 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 20 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,663 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sri Lanka?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sri Lanka was 1 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 350 num items per 100m2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Sri Lanka ranks 101st out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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