Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 300,931 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
300,931 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
13th
of 30 groups
All-time high
300,931 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
259,784 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 300,931 tonnes for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 259,784 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 277,787 tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 279,486 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 299,270 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 298,908 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 300,931 tonnes | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 272,352 tonnes | 259,784 tonnes | 279,486 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 299,703 tonnes | 298,908 tonnes | 300,931 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 11 Bangladesh 119,879 tonnes compare
- 12 South Africa 111,799 tonnes compare
- 13 Myanmar 111,683 tonnes compare
- 14 Thailand 97,829 tonnes compare
- 15 Algeria 91,575 tonnes compare
- 16 United Republic of Tanzania 88,883 tonnes compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sub-Saharan Africa was 300,931 tonnes 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 300,931 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,784 tonnes in 2017.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 13th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).