Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in World
World: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 30.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
30.0%
Change on year
down 12.9%
Rank
15th
of 28 groups
All-time high
34.5%
in 2017
All-time low
30.0%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in World, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 30.0% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
That places World 15th out of 28 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.5% | — |
| 2018 | 34.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.1% | 33.5% | 34.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 30.0% | 34.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near World
- 12 Iceland 58.5% compare
- 13 Puerto Rico 57.9% compare
- 14 Guadeloupe 55.3% compare
- 15 Seychelles 55.1% compare
- 16 Morocco 54.4% compare
- 17 Kiribati 53.8% compare
- 18 Nicaragua 53.0% compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0131 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.11 % 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 0.0042 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in World?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in World was 30.0% in 2022, 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2022.
- How does World rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- World ranks 15th out of 28 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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