Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Ecuador
Ecuador: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 0.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
down 68.1%
World rank
133rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Ecuador, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Ecuador stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.1% on the previous year and down 78.3% over five years.
That places Ecuador 133rd out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.7% | — |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +28.9% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +29.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -59.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -68.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More environment data for Ecuador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3767 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.4 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.96 % 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 0.0149 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -9.31 % 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 Ecuador?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Ecuador was 0.2% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Ecuador ranks 133rd out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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