Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in United States of America
United States of America: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 39,274 tonnes in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
39,274 tonnes
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
24th
of 160 countries
All-time high
39,274 tonnes
in 2021
All-time low
34,416 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in United States of America, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 39,274 tonnes for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.1% over five years.
United States of America ranks 24th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in United States of America, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34,416 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 35,911 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 37,323 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 38,619 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 39,274 tonnes | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35,883 tonnes | 34,416 tonnes | 37,323 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 38,946 tonnes | 38,619 tonnes | 39,274 tonnes | 2 |
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More environment data for United States of America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 6,193 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,199 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 4.68 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 4.21 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 467,617 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 9.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in United States of America?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in United States of America was 39,274 tonnes 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 39,274 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,416 tonnes in 2017.
- How does United States of America rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- United States of America ranks 24th out of 160 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this United States of 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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