Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in South America
South America: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 510,445 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
510,445
Change on year
up 6.4%
Rank
9th
of 28 groups
All-time high
510,445
in 2022
All-time low
424,433
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in South America, 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 South America is 510,445, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
South America ranks 9th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 424,433 | — |
| 2018 | 438,359 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 433,944 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 467,612 | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 479,633 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 510,445 | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 432,245 | 424,433 | 438,359 | 3 |
| 2020s | 485,897 | 467,612 | 510,445 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in South America?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in South America was 510,445 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 510,445 in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 424,433 in 2017.
- How does South America rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- South America ranks 9th out of 28 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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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