Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 1.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
1.1%
Change on year
up 3,187.7%
World rank
126th
of 134 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2021
All-time low
0.0%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sierra Leone, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sierra Leone stood at 1.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3,187.7% on the previous year and up 60.6% over five years.
That places Sierra Leone 126th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.7% | — |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -59.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -89.6% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +3187.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 2 |
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More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -11.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -32.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — 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 Sierra Leone?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sierra Leone was 1.1% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Sierra Leone ranks 126th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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