Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Sweden
Sweden: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 3 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sweden, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
In 2024, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sweden stood at 3 num items per 100m2.
That represents a change of down 92.7% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sweden peaked at 65 num items per 100m2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2015.
Sweden ranks 86th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 2 num items per 100m2 | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 2 num items per 100m2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 2 num items per 100m2 | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 3 num items per 100m2 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 65 num items per 100m2 | +2066.7% |
| 2022 | 41 num items per 100m2 | -36.9% |
| 2024 | 3 num items per 100m2 | -92.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 3 num items per 100m2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9 num items per 100m2, 33% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 3 num items per 100m2 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8 num items per 100m2, 38% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.6 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 2 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 28 num items per 100m2 | 3 num items per 100m2 | 65 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More development goals data for Sweden
- Red List Index 0.9904 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.7695 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 7,092 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 64 (2025)
- Infant deaths 192 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sweden?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Sweden was 3 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 65 num items per 100m2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2015.
- How does Sweden rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Sweden ranks 86th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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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