Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Peru
Peru: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 17.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
17.0%
Change on year
up 20.0%
World rank
103rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
17.0%
in 2021
All-time low
13.6%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Peru, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Peru stood at 17.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over five years.
That places Peru 103rd out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.2% | — |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.6% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 14.2% | 17.0% | 2 |
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More environment data for Peru
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0163 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.008 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Peru?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Peru was 17.0% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 17.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2019.
- How does Peru rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Peru ranks 103rd out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Peru 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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