Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 77 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2015–2024
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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 77 num items per 100m2, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 670.0% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 15,479 num items per 100m2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 156 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 573 num items per 100m2 | +267.3% |
| 2017 | 254 num items per 100m2 | -55.7% |
| 2018 | 2,995 num items per 100m2 | +1079.1% |
| 2019 | 464 num items per 100m2 | -84.5% |
| 2020 | 96 num items per 100m2 | -79.3% |
| 2021 | 15,479 num items per 100m2 | +16024.0% |
| 2022 | 13,791 num items per 100m2 | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 10 num items per 100m2 | -99.9% |
| 2024 | 77 num items per 100m2 | +670.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 888.4 num items per 100m2 | 156 num items per 100m2 | 2,995 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5,891 num items per 100m2 | 10 num items per 100m2 | 15,479 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 5 Norway 1,784 num items per 100m2 compare
- 6 Bulgaria 783 num items per 100m2 compare
- 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
More development goals data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Red List Index 0.8101 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 616 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 165.83 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 366 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 355 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 232 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 658 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 794 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 817 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sub-Saharan Africa was 77 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 15,479 num items per 100m2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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