Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Oceania
Oceania: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 23.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
23.6%
Change on year
down 37.1%
Rank
22nd
of 28 groups
All-time high
38.2%
in 2018
All-time low
23.6%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Oceania, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Oceania stood at 23.6%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 37.1% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
That places Oceania 22nd out of 28 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 35.0% | — |
| 2018 | 38.2% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | -37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.7% | 30.8% | 38.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 23.6% | 37.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 6,408 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.74 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Oceania?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Oceania was 23.6% 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2022.
- How does Oceania rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Oceania ranks 22nd out of 28 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).