Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Brazil
Brazil: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 35.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
35.8%
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
53rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
35.8%
in 2021
All-time low
32.0%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Brazil, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 35.8% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over five years.
Brazil ranks 53rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.8% | — |
| 2018 | 33.7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.8% | 32.0% | 33.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 34.0% | 35.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.52 % 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 0.0025 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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 Brazil?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Brazil was 35.8% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2019.
- How does Brazil rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Brazil ranks 53rd out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Brazil 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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