Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Maldives
Maldives: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 50.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
50.0%
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
23rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
57.8%
in 2020
All-time low
48.8%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Maldives, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 50.0% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over five years.
That places Maldives 23rd out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 49.5% | — |
| 2018 | 48.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.6% | 48.8% | 53.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 50.0% | 57.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More environment data for Maldives
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.252 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.911 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.15 % 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 0.0084 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -7.36 % 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 0.0088 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 19.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Maldives?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Maldives was 50.0% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Maldives ranks 23rd out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Maldives 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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