Beach litter items per unit of surface area in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in United Arab Emirates, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 1 num items per 100m2 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 75.0% on the previous year and down 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in United Arab Emirates peaked at 946 num items per 100m2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 num items per 100m2, in 2024.
That places United Arab Emirates 100th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 181 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 946 num items per 100m2 | +422.7% |
| 2018 | 72 num items per 100m2 | -92.4% |
| 2019 | 58 num items per 100m2 | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 21 num items per 100m2 | -63.8% |
| 2021 | 20 num items per 100m2 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 186 num items per 100m2 | +830.0% |
| 2023 | 4 num items per 100m2 | -97.8% |
| 2024 | 1 num items per 100m2 | -75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 314.25 num items per 100m2 | 58 num items per 100m2 | 946 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 46.4 num items per 100m2 | 1 num items per 100m2 | 186 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
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- Red List Index 0.8677 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.44 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,117 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 15 (2025)
- Infant deaths 401 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 255 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.6429 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 498 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in United Arab Emirates?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in United Arab Emirates was 1 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 946 num items per 100m2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 num items per 100m2 in 2024.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 100th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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