Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 32.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
32.6%
Change on year
up 20.6%
Rank
11th
of 30 groups
All-time high
32.6%
in 2022
All-time low
27.0%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Asia, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 32.6% 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 20.6% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Southern Asia ranks 11th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.8% | — |
| 2018 | 28.6% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | +20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.0% | 28.6% | 29.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 27.0% | 32.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 8 Argentina 71.4% compare
- 9 United States of America 68.9% compare
- 10 Chile 65.3% compare
- 11 Mauritius 65.0% compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 64.4% compare
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 59.6% compare
- 14 Iceland 58.5% compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Asia?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Asia was 32.6% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2021.
- How does Southern Asia rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Southern Asia ranks 11th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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