Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Japan
Japan: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 84.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
84.4%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
2nd
of 134 countries
All-time high
84.4%
in 2021
All-time low
80.7%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Japan, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Japan recorded 84.4% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over five years.
That places Japan 2nd out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 80.7% | — |
| 2018 | 81.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 84.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.6% | 80.7% | 82.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 83.3% | 84.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Bahamas 88.8% compare
- 3 New Zealand 82.5% compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 48.7% compare
- 4 Cabo Verde 57.4% compare
- 4 South Africa 77.8% compare
- 5 Réunion 74.5% compare
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.84 % 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 0.0076 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -7.4 % 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 Japan?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Japan was 84.4% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 2017.
- How does Japan rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Japan ranks 2nd out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Japan 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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