Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Bahamas
Bahamas: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 88.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
88.8%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
1st
of 134 countries
All-time high
88.8%
in 2021
All-time low
81.5%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Bahamas, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 88.8% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.0% over five years.
Bahamas ranks 1st of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 81.5% | — |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 88.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.9% | 81.5% | 86.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 87.7% | 88.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 2 Japan 84.4% compare
- 3 New Zealand 82.5% compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 48.7% compare
- 4 Cabo Verde 57.4% compare
- 4 South Africa 77.8% compare
More environment data for Bahamas
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.262 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 58.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per capita 0.0192 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Bahamas?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Bahamas was 88.8% in 2021, 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 2017.
- How does Bahamas rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Bahamas ranks 1st out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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