Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 269 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2021)
269
Change on year
up 3,262.5%
World rank
93rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
269
in 2021
All-time low
8
in 2020
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sierra Leone, 2017–2021
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 Sierra Leone is 269, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3,262.5% on the previous year and up 83.0% over five years.
Sierra Leone ranks 93rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 147 | — |
| 2018 | 178 | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 75 | -57.9% |
| 2020 | 8 | -89.3% |
| 2021 | 269 | +3262.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 133.33 | 75 | 178 | 3 |
| 2020s | 138.5 | 8 | 269 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More environment data for Sierra Leone
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -31.66 % 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 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -31.69 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sierra Leone was 269 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 269 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2020.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Sierra Leone ranks 93rd out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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