Beach litter in Guam
Guam: Beach litter was 267,781 number in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
267,781 number
Change on year
down 53.9%
World rank
21st
of 71 countries
All-time high
1.88 million number
in 2016
All-time low
72,532 number
in 2018
Years of data
6
2015–2022
Beach litter in Guam, 2015–2022
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Guam recorded 267,781 number for beach litter in 2022.
That represents a change of down 53.9% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Guam ranks 21st of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter in Guam, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 295,858 number | — |
| 2016 | 1.88 million number | +535.7% |
| 2017 | 1.30 million number | -31.0% |
| 2018 | 72,532 number | -94.4% |
| 2021 | 580,342 number | +700.1% |
| 2022 | 267,781 number | -53.9% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 267,781 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 159,732 number, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Guam's 267,781 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 216,080 number, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 886,700 number | 72,532 number | 1.88 million number | 4 |
| 2020s | 424,062 number | 267,781 number | 580,342 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More reference data data for Guam
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter in Guam?
- Beach litter in Guam was 267,781 number in 2022, according to United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beach litter recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 million number in 2016.
- What is the lowest beach litter recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,532 number in 2018.
- How does Guam rank for beach litter?
- Guam ranks 21st out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Beach litter. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Beach litter per square kilometer (Number).