Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Iceland
Iceland: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 24 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
24
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
126th
of 134 countries
All-time high
27
in 2017
All-time low
21
in 2020
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Iceland, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Iceland stood at 24.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over five years.
That places Iceland 126th out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27 | — |
| 2018 | 24 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 24 | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25 | 24 | 27 | 3 |
| 2020s | 22.5 | 21 | 24 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 124 Latvia 25 compare
- 124 Martinique 25 compare
- 127 Kiribati 21 compare
- 128 French Guiana 20 compare
- 128 Qatar 20 compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -11.35 % 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 0.0161 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -13.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0341 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Iceland?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Iceland was 24 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 27 in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Iceland ranks 126th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Iceland 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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