Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in United States of America
United States of America: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 68.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
68.9%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
9th
of 160 countries
All-time high
69.3%
in 2020
All-time low
68.6%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in United States of America, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 68.9% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.2% over five years.
That places United States of America 9th out of 160 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 68.8% | — |
| 2018 | 68.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.7% | 68.6% | 68.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 68.9% | 69.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 7 Western Sahara 71.6% compare
- 8 Argentina 71.4% compare
- 10 Chile 65.3% compare
- 11 Mauritius 65.0% compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 64.4% compare
More environment data for United States of America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 6,193 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,199 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 4.68 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 4.21 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 467,617 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 9.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in United States of America?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in United States of America was 68.9% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6% in 2018.
- How does United States of America rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- United States of America ranks 9th out of 160 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this United States of America 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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