Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Western Africa
Western Africa: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 89 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Western Africa, 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 Western Africa stood at 89 num items per 100m2. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 72.6% on the previous year and down 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Western Africa peaked at 1.18 million num items per 100m2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 89 num items per 100m2, in 2024.
Western Africa ranks 7th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,325 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2017 | 3,636 num items per 100m2 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 162,973 num items per 100m2 | +4382.2% |
| 2019 | 14,222 num items per 100m2 | -91.3% |
| 2020 | 2,859 num items per 100m2 | -79.9% |
| 2021 | 1.18 million num items per 100m2 | +41283.0% |
| 2022 | 314,679 num items per 100m2 | -73.4% |
| 2023 | 325 num items per 100m2 | -99.9% |
| 2024 | 89 num items per 100m2 | -72.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46,039 num items per 100m2 | 3,325 num items per 100m2 | 162,973 num items per 100m2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 300,218 num items per 100m2 | 89 num items per 100m2 | 1.18 million num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 4 Poland 6,779 num items per 100m2 compare
- 5 Norway 1,784 num items per 100m2 compare
- 6 Bulgaria 783 num items per 100m2 compare
- 7 Kenya 594 num items per 100m2 compare
- 8 Italy 303 num items per 100m2 compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 266 num items per 100m2 compare
- 10 Egypt 256 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for Western Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 264.83 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 131 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 127 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 99 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 171 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 216 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.14 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 19,877 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Western Africa?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Western Africa was 89 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million num items per 100m2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 num items per 100m2 in 2024.
- How does Western Africa rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Western Africa ranks 7th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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