Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Barbados
Barbados: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 50.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
50.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 134 countries
All-time high
50.2%
in 2021
All-time low
41.9%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Barbados, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 50.2% 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over five years.
That places Barbados 22nd out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 41.9% | — |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 50.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.1% | 41.9% | 47.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.2% | 2 |
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More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0145 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -15.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Barbados?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Barbados was 50.2% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Barbados ranks 22nd out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Barbados 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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