Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Malaysia
Malaysia: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 234,941 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
234,941
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
6th
of 134 countries
All-time high
234,941
in 2021
All-time low
205,600
in 2018
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Malaysia, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Malaysia stood at 234,941. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.3% over five years.
Malaysia ranks 6th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 209,217 | — |
| 2018 | 205,600 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 213,562 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 232,841 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 234,941 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 209,460 | 205,600 | 213,562 | 3 |
| 2020s | 233,891 | 232,841 | 234,941 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.22 % 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 0.0339 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 4.96 % 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 Malaysia?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Malaysia was 234,941 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 234,941 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 205,600 in 2018.
- How does Malaysia rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Malaysia ranks 6th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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