Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 53.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
53.0%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
18th
of 134 countries
All-time high
60.7%
in 2019
All-time low
53.0%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Nicaragua, 2017–2021
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 Nicaragua is 53.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 9.2% over five years.
That places Nicaragua 18th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 58.4% | — |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 56.1% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.2% | 58.4% | 60.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 53.0% | 56.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 15 Seychelles 55.1% compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.4% compare
- 16 Morocco 54.4% compare
- 17 Kiribati 53.8% compare
- 19 Georgia 51.9% compare
- 20 El Salvador 50.9% compare
- 21 Portugal 50.5% compare
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0028 m3 per person (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 37.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Nicaragua?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Nicaragua was 53.0% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2021.
- How does Nicaragua rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Nicaragua ranks 18th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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