Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 43.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
43.0%
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
37th
of 134 countries
All-time high
47.2%
in 2020
All-time low
43.0%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sri Lanka, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sri Lanka stood at 43.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over five years.
Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 45.6% | — |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.4% | 44.6% | 46.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 43.0% | 47.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 34 Australia and New Zealand 44.2% compare
- 35 Madagascar 43.4% compare
- 36 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 43.2% compare
- 38 Palau 42.0% compare
- 39 Dominican Republic 41.8% compare
- 40 Croatia 41.3% compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 20.3 % 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 0.0024 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 13.66 % 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 Sri Lanka?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sri Lanka was 43.0% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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