Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern America
Northern America: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 70.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
70.9%
Change on year
up 38.5%
Rank
2nd
of 30 groups
All-time high
70.9%
in 2022
All-time low
49.6%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern America, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 70.9% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.5% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Northern America ranks 2nd of 30 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 53.4% | — |
| 2018 | 49.6% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | +38.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.5% | 49.6% | 53.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 51.2% | 70.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern America?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern America was 70.9% 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2018.
- How does Northern America rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Northern America ranks 2nd out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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