Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe
Europe: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 31.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
31.8%
Change on year
down 16.2%
Rank
12th
of 28 groups
All-time high
38.0%
in 2021
All-time low
31.8%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe, 2017–2022
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 Europe is 31.8%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Europe ranks 12th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35.0% | — |
| 2018 | 37.4% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.6% | 35.0% | 37.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 31.8% | 38.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 9 Mauritius 65.0% compare
- 9 Viet Nam 27.7% compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 64.4% compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 59.6% compare
- 12 Iceland 58.5% compare
- 13 Puerto Rico 57.9% compare
- 14 Guadeloupe 55.3% compare
- 15 Seychelles 55.1% compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11.92 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe was 31.8% 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2022.
- How does Europe rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Europe ranks 12th out of 28 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe 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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