Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Australia
Australia: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 1,633 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1,633
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
60th
of 134 countries
All-time high
1,633
in 2021
All-time low
1,252
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Australia, 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 Australia is 1,633, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 22.9% over five years.
Australia ranks 60th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,329 | — |
| 2018 | 1,529 | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 1,252 | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 1,433 | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 1,633 | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,370 | 1,252 | 1,529 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,533 | 1,433 | 1,633 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 57 Costa Rica 1,835 compare
- 58 Madagascar 1,760 compare
- 59 Kuwait 1,669 compare
- 61 Saint Lucia 1,416 compare
- 62 Honduras 1,411 compare
- 63 Mauritania 1,286 compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.14 % 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 0.0148 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -3.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — 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 Australia?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Australia was 1,633 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,633 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,252 in 2019.
- How does Australia rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Australia ranks 60th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Australia 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 (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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