Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Melanesia
Melanesia: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 22.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
22.0%
Change on year
up 8.5%
Rank
12th
of 17 groups
All-time high
23.3%
in 2018
All-time low
17.2%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Melanesia, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Melanesia is 22.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.0% | — |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.7% | 18.7% | 23.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 17.2% | 22.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 9 Mauritius 65.0% compare
- 9 Viet Nam 27.7% compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 64.4% compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 59.6% compare
- 12 Iceland 58.5% compare
- 13 Puerto Rico 57.9% compare
- 14 Guadeloupe 55.3% compare
- 15 Seychelles 55.1% compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Melanesia?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Melanesia was 22.0% 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2020.
- How does Melanesia rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Melanesia ranks 12th out of 17 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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