Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Dominica
Dominica: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 48.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
48.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
28th
of 134 countries
All-time high
48.7%
in 2021
All-time low
42.7%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Dominica, 2017–2021
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 Dominica is 48.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over five years.
Dominica ranks 28th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 48.4% | — |
| 2018 | 46.1% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.7% | 42.7% | 48.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 48.4% | 48.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 25 Republic of Korea 49.5% compare
- 26 Kenya 49.5% compare
- 27 Tonga 49.0% compare
- 29 Guatemala 47.5% compare
- 30 Saint Lucia 46.4% compare
- 31 Brunei Darussalam 46.1% compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2017)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0012 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -90.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per capita 0.001 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Dominica?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Dominica was 48.7% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 2019.
- How does Dominica rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Dominica ranks 28th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Dominica 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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