Beach litter in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Beach litter was 1.10 million number in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1.10 million number
Change on year
up 1,302.2%
World rank
5th
of 71 countries
All-time high
1.10 million number
in 2022
All-time low
78,611 number
in 2021
Years of data
5
2016–2022
Beach litter in Vanuatu, 2016–2022
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 1.10 million number for beach litter in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,302.2% on the previous year and up 106.0% over ten years.
Vanuatu ranks 5th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 638,772 number | 535,071 number | 696,651 number | 3 |
| 2020s | 590,460 number | 78,611 number | 1.10 million number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 2 Kenya 5.94 million number compare
- 3 Bangladesh 1.48 million number compare
- 4 Cayman Islands 1.36 million number compare
- 6 China 1.01 million number compare
- 7 Guatemala 1.00 million number compare
- 8 Mozambique 984,353 number compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter in Vanuatu?
- Beach litter in Vanuatu was 1.10 million number in 2022, according to United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beach litter recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million number in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,611 number in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for beach litter?
- Vanuatu ranks 5th out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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Beach litter per square kilometer (Number)