Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Uruguay
Uruguay: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 29.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
29.0%
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
73rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
48.1%
in 2017
All-time low
29.0%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Uruguay, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 29.0% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 39.6% over five years.
That places Uruguay 73rd out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 48.1% | — |
| 2018 | 44.8% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.8% | 41.5% | 48.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 29.0% | 33.3% | 2 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 19.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0214 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — 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 Uruguay?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Uruguay was 29.0% 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Uruguay ranks 73rd out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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