Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Thailand
Thailand: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 34 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
34
Change on year
up 70.0%
World rank
28th
of 93 countries
All-time high
382
in 2021
All-time low
20
in 2023
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Thailand, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 34 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 70.0% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Thailand peaked at 382 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2023.
That places Thailand 28th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 45 | — |
| 2017 | 52 | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 80 | +53.8% |
| 2019 | 87 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 63 | -27.6% |
| 2021 | 382 | +506.3% |
| 2022 | 348 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 20 | -94.3% |
| 2024 | 34 | +70.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66 | 45 | 87 | 4 |
| 2020s | 169.4 | 20 | 382 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More development goals data for Thailand
- Red List Index 0.8362 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4342 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,865 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 16 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4,526 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Thailand?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Thailand was 34 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 382 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Thailand ranks 28th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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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