Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Tonga
Tonga: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 49.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
49.0%
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
27th
of 134 countries
All-time high
49.0%
in 2021
All-time low
42.9%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Tonga, 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 Tonga is 49.0%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 14.3% over five years.
That places Tonga 27th out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 42.9% | — |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 43.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.3% | 42.9% | 43.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 43.8% | 49.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -26.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0016 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -45.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per capita 0.002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Tonga?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Tonga was 49.0% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2017.
- How does Tonga rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Tonga ranks 27th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Tonga 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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