Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 25.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
25.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
20th
of 30 groups
All-time high
28.5%
in 2018
All-time low
24.3%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa stood at 25.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
That places Northern Africa 20th out of 30 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.3% | — |
| 2018 | 28.5% | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.8% | 24.3% | 28.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 25.0% | 25.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 17 Guadeloupe 55.3% compare
- 18 Seychelles 55.1% compare
- 19 Morocco 54.4% compare
- 20 Kiribati 53.8% compare
- 21 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 53.2% compare
- 22 Nicaragua 53.0% compare
- 23 Georgia 51.9% compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa was 25.1% 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2017.
- How does Northern Africa rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Northern Africa ranks 20th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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