Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 27.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
27.6%
Change on year
up 62.7%
Rank
10th
of 17 groups
All-time high
27.6%
in 2022
All-time low
17.0%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 27.6%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 62.7% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.6% | — |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +62.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.1% | 17.3% | 18.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 17.0% | 27.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 27.6% 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2021.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 10th out of 17 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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