Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Panama
Panama: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 24.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
24.5%
Change on year
down 13.4%
World rank
86th
of 134 countries
All-time high
32.2%
in 2017
All-time low
24.5%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Panama, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Panama recorded 24.5% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 23.9% over five years.
That places Panama 86th out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 32.2% | — |
| 2018 | 32.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.5% | 27.3% | 32.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.5% | 28.3% | 2 |
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More environment data for Panama
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0127 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Panama?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Panama was 24.5% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2021.
- How does Panama rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Panama ranks 86th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Panama 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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