Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 27.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
27.9%
Change on year
up 22.5%
World rank
79th
of 134 countries
All-time high
29.1%
in 2018
All-time low
19.0%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Vanuatu, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Vanuatu stood at 27.9%.
That represents a change of up 22.5% on the previous year and up 19.1% over five years.
Vanuatu ranks 79th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.4% | — |
| 2018 | 29.1% | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -34.8% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.8% | 19.0% | 29.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 22.8% | 27.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 76 Belgium 28.1% compare
- 77 Costa Rica 28.0% compare
- 78 Somalia 27.9% compare
- 80 Solomon Islands 27.6% compare
- 81 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 27.2% compare
- 82 Bangladesh 25.2% compare
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.86 % 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 0.0019 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 2.39 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Vanuatu was 27.9% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2019.
- How does Vanuatu rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Vanuatu ranks 79th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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