Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 90 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Vietnam, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
In 2024, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Vietnam stood at 90 num items per 100m2.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 350.0% on the previous year and down 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Vietnam peaked at 758 num items per 100m2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
That places Vietnam 20th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 345 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 230 num items per 100m2 | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 349 num items per 100m2 | +51.7% |
| 2019 | 578 num items per 100m2 | +65.6% |
| 2020 | 192 num items per 100m2 | -66.8% |
| 2021 | 758 num items per 100m2 | +294.8% |
| 2022 | 56 num items per 100m2 | -92.6% |
| 2023 | 20 num items per 100m2 | -64.3% |
| 2024 | 90 num items per 100m2 | +350.0% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 90 num items per 100m2 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19 num items per 100m2, 4.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 90 num items per 100m2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24 num items per 100m2, 3.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 375.5 num items per 100m2 | 230 num items per 100m2 | 578 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 223.2 num items per 100m2 | 20 num items per 100m2 | 758 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More development goals data for Vietnam
- Red List Index 0.7742 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 19.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,171 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 34 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 61 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 66 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 69 (2025)
- Infant deaths 16,438 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Vietnam?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Vietnam was 90 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 758 num items per 100m2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Vietnam rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Vietnam ranks 20th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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