Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Suriname
Suriname: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 5 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
5
Change on year
down 75.0%
World rank
65th
of 93 countries
All-time high
10,300
in 2016
All-time low
5
in 2020
Years of data
5
2016–2020
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Suriname, 2016–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2020, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Suriname stood at 5. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 75.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
That places Suriname 65th out of 93 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,300 | — |
| 2017 | 58 | -99.4% |
| 2018 | 66 | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 20 | -69.7% |
| 2020 | 5 | -75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,611 | 20 | 10,300 | 4 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 65 Costa Rica 5 compare
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- 67 New Zealand 4 compare
- 67 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 compare
More development goals data for Suriname
- Red List Index 0.7945 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 6.88 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,270 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 53 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 50 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 50 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 160 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Suriname?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Suriname was 5 in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 10,300 in 2016.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Suriname ranks 65th out of 93 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Suriname 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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