Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 17.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
17.7%
Change on year
down 28.0%
Rank
26th
of 28 groups
All-time high
24.9%
in 2017
All-time low
17.7%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Eastern Asia, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Eastern Asia stood at 17.7%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 28.0% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Eastern Asia ranks 26th of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.9% | — |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | +33.4% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | -28.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.0% | 19.0% | 24.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 17.7% | 24.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Eastern Asia?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Eastern Asia was 17.7% in 2022, 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.7% in 2022.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Eastern Asia ranks 26th out of 28 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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