Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Réunion
Réunion: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 74.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
74.5%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
5th
of 160 countries
All-time high
78.5%
in 2018
All-time low
72.0%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Réunion, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Réunion recorded 74.5% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over five years.
Réunion ranks 5th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Réunion, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 73.0% | — |
| 2018 | 78.5% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.3% | 73.0% | 78.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 72.0% | 74.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 2 Japan 84.4% compare
- 3 New Zealand 82.5% compare
- 4 South Africa 77.8% compare
- 5 Réunion 74.5% compare
- 7 Western Sahara 71.6% compare
- 8 Argentina 71.4% compare
More environment data for Réunion
- Forest area 77,150 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 16 hectares (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 16 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 34,888 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.66 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 5 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 15,446 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Réunion?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Réunion was 74.5% 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 Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2020.
- How does Réunion rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Réunion ranks 5th out of 160 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Réunion 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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