Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in the ocean (%) by country
Countries reporting
134
Highest
88.8%
Bahamas
Lowest
0.1%
Guinea
Median
30.2%
Years covered
6
2017–2022
Data points
926
What the numbers show
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in the ocean (%) is currently reported for 134 countries. The highest value is 88.8% in Bahamas; the lowest is 0.1% in Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.2%, and the mean is 31.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 739.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahamas | 88.8% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 84.4% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 3 | New Zealand | 82.5% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 4 | South Africa | 77.8% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 5 | Réunion | 74.5% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 6 | Western Sahara | 71.6% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 7 | Argentina | 71.4% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 8 | Chile | 65.3% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 9 | Mauritius | 65.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 10 | Antigua and Barbuda | 64.4% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 59.6% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 58.5% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 13 | Puerto Rico | 57.9% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 14 | Guadeloupe | 55.3% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 15 | Seychelles | 55.1% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 16 | Morocco | 54.4% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 17 | Kiribati | 53.8% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 53.0% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 19 | Georgia | 51.9% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 20 | El Salvador | 50.9% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 21 | Portugal | 50.5% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 22 | Barbados | 50.2% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 23 | Maldives | 50.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 24 | Jamaica | 49.7% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | 49.5% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 26 | Kenya | 49.5% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 27 | Tonga | 49.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 28 | Dominica | 48.7% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 29 | Guatemala | 47.5% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 30 | Saint Lucia | 46.4% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 31 | Brunei Darussalam | 46.1% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 32 | Indonesia | 45.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 33 | Martinique | 44.6% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 34 | Australia and New Zealand | 44.2% | 2022 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 35 | Madagascar | 43.4% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 36 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 43.2% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 43.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 38 | Palau | 42.0% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 41.8% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 40 | Croatia | 41.3% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 41 | Philippines | 41.3% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 42 | Haiti | 40.9% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 40.9% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 44 | Malaysia | 40.9% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 45 | Comoros | 40.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 46 | Samoa | 39.2% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 47 | Grenada | 38.1% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 48 | Mozambique | 37.6% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 49 | Romania | 37.5% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 50 | Albania | 37.4% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 51 | Australia | 37.2% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 52 | Montenegro | 37.1% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 53 | Brazil | 35.8% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 54 | Mexico | 35.6% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 55 | Spain | 35.0% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 56 | Pakistan | 34.8% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 57 | Norway | 34.7% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 58 | Ukraine | 34.6% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 34.1% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 60 | India | 34.0% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 61 | Malta | 33.8% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 62 | Algeria | 33.7% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 63 | Canada | 33.2% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 64 | Myanmar | 32.6% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 65 | Italy | 32.0% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 66 | Tunisia | 31.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 67 | Gibraltar | 30.4% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 68 | Fiji | 30.1% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 69 | Mauritania | 30.0% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 70 | French Guiana | 29.9% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.7% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 72 | Cambodia | 29.6% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 73 | Uruguay | 29.0% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 74 | France | 28.4% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 75 | Oman | 28.4% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 76 | Belgium | 28.1% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 28.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 78 | Somalia | 27.9% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 79 | Vanuatu | 27.9% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 27.6% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 81 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 27.2% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 25.2% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 83 | Ireland | 25.1% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 84 | Suriname | 25.1% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 85 | Libya | 25.1% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 86 | Panama | 24.5% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 87 | Lebanon | 24.2% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 88 | Cyprus | 23.9% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 89 | Israel | 23.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 90 | Greece | 22.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 91 | Thailand | 21.9% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 92 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 21.7% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 93 | China | 21.7% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 94 | Sweden | 21.1% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 95 | Denmark | 20.9% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 96 | Papua New Guinea | 19.2% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 97 | Namibia | 19.1% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 98 | Finland | 18.5% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Senegal | 18.1% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 100 | Djibouti | 17.6% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 101 | Estonia | 17.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Guyana | 17.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 103 | Peru | 17.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 104 | Egypt | 15.1% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 105 | Poland | 15.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 106 | Germany | 14.6% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 107 | Lithuania | 13.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Colombia | 13.3% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 109 | Gambia | 12.4% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 110 | Yemen | 11.7% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 111 | Kuwait | 11.3% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 112 | Latvia | 11.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Eritrea | 4.9% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 114 | Sudan | 4.8% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 115 | Honduras | 4.7% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 116 | Saudi Arabia | 4.4% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 117 | Belize | 3.8% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 118 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.5% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.8% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 120 | Bahrain | 2.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Qatar | 2.2% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 122 | Nigeria | 2.1% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 123 | Benin | 1.9% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 124 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.8% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Congo | 1.5% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 1.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Angola | 1.0% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Cameroon | 0.9% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 129 | Gabon | 0.7% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 130 | Togo | 0.6% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Liberia | 0.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Ghana | 0.3% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Ecuador | 0.2% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Guinea | 0.1% | 2021 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Africa 77.3%
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 53.2%
- Northern America 70.9%
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 49.2%
- United States of America 68.9%
- Timor-Leste 48.7%
- Cabo Verde 57.4%
- Micronesia 46.7%
- United Republic of Tanzania 42.4%
- Europe and Northern America 40.4%
- South-Eastern Asia 39.3%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 36.2%
- Eastern Europe 38.0%
- Asia 31.2%
- Central America 34.2%
- Türkiye 28.1%
- Americas 34.0%
- Viet Nam 27.7%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 33.1%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 27.6%
- Southern Asia 32.6%
- Syrian Arab Republic 22.7%
- Europe 31.8%
- Melanesia 22.0%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 31.3%
- State of Palestine 19.6%
- South America 30.8%
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.6%
- World 30.0%
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10.1%
- Western Europe 28.7%
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.4%
- Southern Europe 28.2%
- Middle Africa 1.8%
- Northern Africa 25.1%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 24.7%
- Northern Europe 24.3%
- Western Asia 24.2%
- Oceania 23.6%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 22.6%