Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 2.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
2.4%
Change on year
down 44.2%
World rank
144th
of 160 countries
All-time high
6.6%
in 2018
All-time low
2.4%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 2.4%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 44.2% on the previous year and down 49.8% over five years.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 144th out of 160 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +36.3% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -44.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.8% | 6.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 4.3% | 2 |
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More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 2.4% 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 144th out of 160 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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