Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Uruguay
Uruguay: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 49,342 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
49,342
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
15th
of 134 countries
All-time high
71,744
in 2017
All-time low
49,342
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 49,342, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 31.2% over five years.
That places Uruguay 15th 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 71,744 | — |
| 2018 | 69,925 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 67,093 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 55,327 | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 49,342 | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69,587 | 67,093 | 71,744 | 3 |
| 2020s | 52,334 | 49,342 | 55,327 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 4,000 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 55.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 2,345 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 10.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 40.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Uruguay?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Uruguay was 49,342 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 71,744 in 2017.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,342 in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Uruguay ranks 15th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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