Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Beach litter items per unit of surface area was 3 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Western Asia, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 3 num items per 100m2 for beach litter items per unit of surface area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in Western Asia peaked at 862 num items per 100m2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3 num items per 100m2, in 2023.
That places Western Asia 32nd out of 34 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 36 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 140 num items per 100m2 | +288.9% |
| 2017 | 862 num items per 100m2 | +515.7% |
| 2018 | 67 num items per 100m2 | -92.2% |
| 2019 | 69 num items per 100m2 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 55 num items per 100m2 | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 23 num items per 100m2 | -58.2% |
| 2022 | 181 num items per 100m2 | +687.0% |
| 2023 | 3 num items per 100m2 | -98.3% |
| 2024 | 3 num items per 100m2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 234.8 num items per 100m2 | 36 num items per 100m2 | 862 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 53 num items per 100m2 | 3 num items per 100m2 | 181 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More development goals data for Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8335 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,942 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,608 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 70 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 251 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 389 (2025)
- Infant deaths 102,139 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in Western Asia?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in Western Asia was 3 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 862 num items per 100m2 in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 num items per 100m2 in 2023.
- How does Western Asia rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- Western Asia ranks 32nd out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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