Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Small island developing states (SIDS)
Small island developing states (SIDS): Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 36.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
36.2%
Change on year
up 55.7%
Rank
6th
of 17 groups
All-time high
36.2%
in 2022
All-time low
19.8%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Small island developing states (SIDS), 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Small island developing states (SIDS) recorded 36.2% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.7% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Small island developing states (SIDS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.4% | — |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | +55.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.8% | 22.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 23.1% | 36.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing states (SIDS)
- 3 New Zealand 82.5% compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 48.7% compare
- 4 Cabo Verde 57.4% compare
- 4 South Africa 77.8% compare
- 5 Réunion 74.5% compare
- 6 Western Sahara 71.6% compare
- 7 Argentina 71.4% compare
- 8 Chile 65.3% compare
- 8 Türkiye 28.1% compare
- 9 Mauritius 65.0% compare
- 9 Viet Nam 27.7% compare
More environment data for Small island developing states (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Small island developing states (SIDS)?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Small island developing states (SIDS) was 36.2% in 2022, 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 Small island developing states (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Small island developing states (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2019.
- How does Small island developing states (SIDS) rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Small island developing states (SIDS) ranks 6th out of 17 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Small island developing states (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small island developing states (SIDS) 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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