Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 49.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
49.5%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
29th
of 160 countries
All-time high
61.8%
in 2018
All-time low
49.5%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Republic of Korea, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 49.5% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over five years.
Republic of Korea ranks 29th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 53.8% | — |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.0% | 53.8% | 61.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 49.5% | 51.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Heating Degree Days 4,260 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,564 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Republic of Korea?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Republic of Korea was 49.5% 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2021.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Republic of Korea ranks 29th out of 160 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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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