Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 618,258 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
618,258
Change on year
down 18.9%
Rank
7th
of 28 groups
All-time high
762,329
in 2021
All-time low
532,260
in 2020
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Eastern Asia, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 618,258 for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2022.
That represents a change of down 18.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
That places Eastern Asia 7th out of 28 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 680,866 | — |
| 2018 | 612,011 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 535,971 | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 532,260 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 762,329 | +43.2% |
| 2022 | 618,258 | -18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 609,616 | 535,971 | 680,866 | 3 |
| 2020s | 637,616 | 532,260 | 762,329 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Eastern Asia?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Eastern Asia was 618,258 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 762,329 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 532,260 in 2020.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Eastern Asia ranks 7th out of 28 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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