Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in World
World: Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) was 27 num items per 100m2 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beach litter items per unit of surface area in World, 2015–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num items per 100m2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter items per unit of surface area in World is 27 num items per 100m2, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 575.0% on the previous year and up 1,250.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beach litter items per unit of surface area in World peaked at 517 num items per 100m2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2 num items per 100m2, in 2015.
That places World 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of items per 100) in World, year by year
| Year | num items per 100m2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 num items per 100m2 | — |
| 2016 | 41 num items per 100m2 | +1950.0% |
| 2017 | 47 num items per 100m2 | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 135 num items per 100m2 | +187.2% |
| 2019 | 48 num items per 100m2 | -64.4% |
| 2020 | 6 num items per 100m2 | -87.5% |
| 2021 | 287 num items per 100m2 | +4683.3% |
| 2022 | 517 num items per 100m2 | +80.1% |
| 2023 | 4 num items per 100m2 | -99.2% |
| 2024 | 27 num items per 100m2 | +575.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.6 num items per 100m2 | 2 num items per 100m2 | 135 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
| 2020s | 168.2 num items per 100m2 | 4 num items per 100m2 | 517 num items per 100m2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 197 num items per 100m2 compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 165 num items per 100m2 compare
- 13 United Kingdom 165 num items per 100m2 compare
- 15 United States Virgin Islands 153 num items per 100m2 compare
- 16 Ukraine 146 num items per 100m2 compare
- 17 Grenada 130 num items per 100m2 compare
- 18 Vanuatu 93 num items per 100m2 compare
More development goals data for World
- Red List Index 0.7449 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 444.14 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,956 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1,126 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1,110 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 366 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3,606 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 7,377 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8,098 (2025)
- Infant deaths 3.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter items per unit of surface area in World?
- Beach litter items per unit of surface area in World was 27 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 517 num items per 100m2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter items per unit of surface area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 num items per 100m2 in 2015.
- How does World rank for beach litter items per unit of surface area?
- World ranks 15th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is beach litter items per unit of surface area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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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