Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 4 num items per 100m2 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
4 num items per 100m2
Change on year
down 95.8%
World rank
78th
of 106 countries
All-time high
406 num items per 100m2
in 2018
All-time low
4 num items per 100m2
in 2023
Years of data
6
2016–2023
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2016–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 4 num items per 100m2 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.8% on the previous year and down 97.3% over ten years.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 78th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 150 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 13 num items per 100m2 | -91.3% |
| 2018 | 406 num items per 100m2 | +3023.1% |
| 2019 | 36 num items per 100m2 | -91.1% |
| 2022 | 96 num items per 100m2 | +166.7% |
| 2023 | 4 num items per 100m2 | -95.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 151.25 num items per 100m2 | 13 num items per 100m2 | 406 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 50 num items per 100m2 | 4 num items per 100m2 | 96 num items per 100m2 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 76 Costa Rica 5 num items per 100m2 compare
- 76 Suriname 5 num items per 100m2 compare
- 78 Argentina 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 78 China 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 78 Indonesia 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 78 Mauritius 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 78 Micronesia 4 num items per 100m2 compare
- 78 New Zealand 4 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Red List Index 0.6856 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 201.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 318.06 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Infant deaths 12 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 11 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.44 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 14 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 4 num items per 100m2 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 406 num items per 100m2 in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 78th out of 106 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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