Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Thailand
Thailand: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 34 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Thailand, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 34 num items per 100m2 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 num items per 100m2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
That places Thailand 35th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Thailand, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 45 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 52 num items per 100m2 | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 80 num items per 100m2 | +53.8% |
| 2019 | 87 num items per 100m2 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 63 num items per 100m2 | -27.6% |
| 2021 | 382 num items per 100m2 | +506.3% |
| 2022 | 348 num items per 100m2 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 20 num items per 100m2 | -94.3% |
| 2024 | 34 num items per 100m2 | +70.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 34 num items per 100m2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 num items per 100m2, 1.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 34 num items per 100m2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24 num items per 100m2, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66 num items per 100m2 | 45 num items per 100m2 | 87 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 169.4 num items per 100m2 | 20 num items per 100m2 | 382 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More development goals data for Thailand
- Red List Index 0.8362 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4342 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,865 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 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 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 382 num items per 100m2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Thailand ranks 35th out of 107 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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