Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Mauritania
Mauritania: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 30.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
30.0%
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
69th
of 134 countries
All-time high
34.4%
in 2017
All-time low
30.0%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Mauritania, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 30.0% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 12.7% over five years.
Mauritania ranks 69th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.4% | — |
| 2018 | 32.2% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.3% | 30.3% | 34.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 30.0% | 31.4% | 2 |
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More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -50.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -82.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Mauritania?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Mauritania was 30.0% 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2021.
- How does Mauritania rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Mauritania ranks 69th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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