Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 44.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
44.2%
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
44th
of 160 countries
All-time high
44.2%
in 2022
All-time low
31.5%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Australia and New Zealand, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Australia and New Zealand is 44.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 44th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35.8% | — |
| 2018 | 39.2% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.5% | 31.5% | 39.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 34.9% | 44.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 42 Indonesia 45.0% compare
- 43 Martinique 44.6% compare
- 45 Madagascar 43.4% compare
- 46 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 43.2% compare
- 47 Sri Lanka 43.0% compare
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Australia and New Zealand?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Australia and New Zealand was 44.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 2019.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 44th out of 160 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in the ocean (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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