Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 6 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Uruguay, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in Uruguay is 6, 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 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 61st 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 56 | — |
| 2017 | 48 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 24 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 36 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 153 | +325.0% |
| 2021 | 112 | -26.8% |
| 2022 | 69 | -38.4% |
| 2024 | 6 | -91.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41 | 24 | 56 | 4 |
| 2020s | 85 | 6 | 153 | 4 |
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- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,719 (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 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 in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Uruguay ranks 61st out of 93 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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