Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Jamaica
Jamaica: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 16,747 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
16,747
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
26th
of 134 countries
All-time high
16,747
in 2021
All-time low
14,558
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Jamaica, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Jamaica stood at 16,747. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over five years.
Jamaica ranks 26th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14,558 | — |
| 2018 | 15,683 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 15,821 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 16,511 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 16,747 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15,354 | 14,558 | 15,821 | 3 |
| 2020s | 16,629 | 16,511 | 16,747 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.14 % 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 0.0128 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 14.49 % 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 Jamaica?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Jamaica was 16,747 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 16,747 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,558 in 2017.
- How does Jamaica rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Jamaica ranks 26th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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