Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Iceland
Iceland: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 58.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
58.5%
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
12th
of 134 countries
All-time high
75.0%
in 2017
All-time low
52.5%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Iceland, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 58.5% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and down 22.0% over five years.
Iceland ranks 12th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 75.0% | — |
| 2018 | 63.2% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | +11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.6% | 61.5% | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 52.5% | 58.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 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
- 13 Puerto Rico 57.9% compare
- 14 Guadeloupe 55.3% compare
- 15 Seychelles 55.1% compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -11.35 % 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 0.0161 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -13.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0341 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Iceland?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Iceland was 58.5% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.5% in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Iceland ranks 12th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Iceland 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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