Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Melanesia
Melanesia: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 20,757 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
20,757
Change on year
down 4.8%
Rank
8th
of 17 groups
All-time high
24,387
in 2018
All-time low
20,757
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Melanesia, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Melanesia is 20,757, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22,927 | — |
| 2018 | 24,387 | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 20,799 | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 20,800 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21,796 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 20,757 | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22,704 | 20,799 | 24,387 | 3 |
| 2020s | 21,118 | 20,757 | 21,796 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Melanesia?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Melanesia was 20,757 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 24,387 in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,757 in 2022.
- How does Melanesia rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Melanesia ranks 8th out of 17 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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