Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 4.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
4.4%
Change on year
down 29.4%
World rank
116th
of 134 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2017
All-time low
4.4%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Saudi Arabia, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Saudi Arabia is 4.4%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.4% on the previous year and down 38.0% over five years.
That places Saudi Arabia 116th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.0% | — |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 7.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 4.4% | 6.2% | 2 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 30.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0564 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 4.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Saudi Arabia was 4.4% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 116th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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