Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 93 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Vanuatu, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 93 num items per 100m2 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,450.0% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Vanuatu peaked at 305 num items per 100m2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
Vanuatu ranks 18th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 54 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 68 num items per 100m2 | +25.9% |
| 2018 | 70 num items per 100m2 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 292 num items per 100m2 | +317.1% |
| 2020 | 261 num items per 100m2 | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 174 num items per 100m2 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 305 num items per 100m2 | +75.3% |
| 2023 | 6 num items per 100m2 | -98.0% |
| 2024 | 93 num items per 100m2 | +1450.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 93 num items per 100m2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.5 num items per 100m2, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 93 num items per 100m2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24 num items per 100m2, 3.9× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 121 num items per 100m2 | 54 num items per 100m2 | 292 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 167.8 num items per 100m2 | 6 num items per 100m2 | 305 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More development goals data for Vanuatu
- Red List Index 0.7273 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.07 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.05 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 130 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Vanuatu?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Vanuatu was 93 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 305 num items per 100m2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Vanuatu rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Vanuatu ranks 18th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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