Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Korea
Korea: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 3,344 tonnes in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
3,344 tonnes
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
60th
of 160 countries
All-time high
3,831 tonnes
in 2018
All-time low
3,186 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Korea, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2021, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Korea stood at 3,344 tonnes.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over five years.
Korea ranks 60th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Korea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3,186 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 3,831 tonnes | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 3,556 tonnes | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 3,400 tonnes | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 3,344 tonnes | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,524 tonnes | 3,186 tonnes | 3,831 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 3,372 tonnes | 3,344 tonnes | 3,400 tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More environment data for Korea
- Heating Degree Days 4,260 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,564 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Korea?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Korea was 3,344 tonnes 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3,831 tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,186 tonnes in 2017.
- How does Korea rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Korea ranks 60th out of 160 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Korea 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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