Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 33,979 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
33,979
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
19th
of 134 countries
All-time high
36,457
in 2020
All-time low
31,628
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sri Lanka, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 33,979 for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 7.4% over five years.
That places Sri Lanka 19th out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 31,628 | — |
| 2018 | 33,382 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 33,506 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 36,457 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 33,979 | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32,839 | 31,628 | 33,506 | 3 |
| 2020s | 35,218 | 33,979 | 36,457 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.47 % 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 0.0191 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 2.74 % 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 Sri Lanka?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sri Lanka was 33,979 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 36,457 in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,628 in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Sri Lanka ranks 19th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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