Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 6 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Uruguay, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in Uruguay is 6 num items per 100m2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 91.3% on the previous year and down 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Uruguay peaked at 153 num items per 100m2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6 num items per 100m2, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 73rd 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 56 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 48 num items per 100m2 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 24 num items per 100m2 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 36 num items per 100m2 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 153 num items per 100m2 | +325.0% |
| 2021 | 112 num items per 100m2 | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 69 num items per 100m2 | -38.4% |
| 2024 | 6 num items per 100m2 | -91.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 6 num items per 100m2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9 num items per 100m2, 67% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 6 num items per 100m2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13 num items per 100m2, 46% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41 num items per 100m2 | 24 num items per 100m2 | 56 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 85 num items per 100m2 | 6 num items per 100m2 | 153 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More development goals data for Uruguay
- Red List Index 0.9142 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.34 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,719 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 118 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 81 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 205 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Uruguay?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Uruguay was 6 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 153 num items per 100m2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 num items per 100m2 in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Uruguay ranks 73rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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