Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in the beach (%) by country
Countries reporting
134
Highest
99.9%
Guinea
Lowest
11.2%
Bahamas
Median
69.3%
Years covered
6
2017–2022
Data points
926
What the numbers show
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in the beach (%) is currently reported for 134 countries. The highest value is 99.9% in Guinea; the lowest is 11.2% in Bahamas.
The median across all reporting countries is 69.3%, and the mean is 68.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea | 99.9% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 2 | Ecuador | 99.8% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 3 | Ghana | 99.7% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 4 | Liberia | 99.6% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 5 | Togo | 99.4% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 6 | Gabon | 99.3% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 7 | Cameroon | 99.1% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 8 | Angola | 99.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 98.9% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 10 | Congo | 98.5% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 98.2% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 12 | Benin | 98.1% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 13 | Nigeria | 97.9% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 14 | Qatar | 97.8% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 15 | Bahrain | 97.2% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 16 | Sao Tome and Principe | 97.2% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 17 | Equatorial Guinea | 96.5% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 18 | Belize | 96.2% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 95.6% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 20 | Honduras | 95.3% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 21 | Sudan | 95.2% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 22 | Eritrea | 95.1% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 23 | Latvia | 88.8% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 24 | Kuwait | 88.7% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 25 | Yemen | 88.3% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 26 | Gambia | 87.6% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 86.7% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 28 | Lithuania | 86.4% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 29 | Germany | 85.4% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 30 | Poland | 85.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 31 | Egypt | 84.9% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 83.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 33 | Guyana | 83.0% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 34 | Estonia | 82.9% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 35 | Djibouti | 82.4% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 36 | Senegal | 81.9% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 37 | Finland | 81.5% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 38 | Papua New Guinea | 80.8% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 39 | Namibia | 80.7% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 40 | Denmark | 79.1% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 41 | Sweden | 78.8% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 42 | China | 78.3% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 43 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 78.3% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 44 | Thailand | 78.1% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 45 | Greece | 78.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 46 | Israel | 77.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 47 | Cyprus | 76.1% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 48 | Lebanon | 75.8% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 49 | Panama | 75.5% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 50 | Libya | 74.9% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 51 | Suriname | 74.9% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 52 | Ireland | 74.9% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 74.8% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 54 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 72.8% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 55 | Solomon Islands | 72.4% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 56 | Somalia | 72.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 72.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 58 | Vanuatu | 72.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 59 | Oman | 71.6% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 60 | France | 71.6% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 61 | Uruguay | 71.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 62 | Cambodia | 70.4% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.3% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 64 | French Guiana | 70.1% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 65 | Mauritania | 70.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 66 | Fiji | 70.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 67 | Gibraltar | 69.6% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 68 | Tunisia | 69.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 69 | Belgium | 68.8% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 70 | Italy | 68.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 71 | Myanmar | 67.4% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 72 | Canada | 66.8% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 73 | Algeria | 66.3% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 74 | Malta | 66.2% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 75 | India | 66.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 65.9% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 77 | Ukraine | 65.4% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 78 | Norway | 65.3% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 79 | Pakistan | 65.2% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 80 | Spain | 65.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 81 | Mexico | 64.4% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 82 | Brazil | 64.2% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 83 | Montenegro | 62.9% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 84 | Australia | 62.8% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 85 | Albania | 62.6% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 86 | Romania | 62.5% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 87 | Mozambique | 62.4% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 88 | Grenada | 61.9% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 89 | Samoa | 60.8% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 90 | Comoros | 60.0% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 91 | Malaysia | 59.1% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 92 | Russian Federation | 59.1% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 93 | Haiti | 59.1% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 94 | Philippines | 58.7% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 95 | Croatia | 58.7% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 58.2% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 97 | Palau | 58.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 98 | Martinique | 57.1% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 57.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 56.8% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 101 | Madagascar | 56.6% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 102 | Australia and New Zealand | 55.8% | 2022 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 103 | Indonesia | 55.0% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 104 | Brunei Darussalam | 53.9% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 53.6% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 106 | Guatemala | 52.5% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 107 | Dominica | 51.1% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 108 | Tonga | 50.8% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 109 | Kenya | 50.5% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 110 | Republic of Korea | 50.5% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 111 | Jamaica | 50.3% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 112 | Maldives | 50.0% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 113 | Barbados | 49.8% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 114 | Portugal | 49.5% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 115 | El Salvador | 49.1% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 116 | Georgia | 48.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 117 | Nicaragua | 47.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 118 | Guadeloupe | 46.8% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 119 | Kiribati | 46.2% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 120 | Morocco | 45.6% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 121 | Seychelles | 44.9% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 122 | Puerto Rico | 42.1% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 123 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 40.4% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 124 | Iceland | 39.0% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 125 | Antigua and Barbuda | 35.6% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 126 | Mauritius | 35.0% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 127 | Chile | 34.7% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 128 | Argentina | 28.6% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 129 | Western Sahara | 28.4% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 130 | Réunion | 25.5% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 131 | South Africa | 22.2% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 132 | New Zealand | 17.5% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 133 | Japan | 15.6% | 2021 | — | falling |
| 134 | Bahamas | 11.2% | 2021 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Côte d'Ivoire 98.5%
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 82.5%
- Eastern Asia 82.3%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 81.5%
- Africa 79.1%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 77.4%
- Oceania 76.4%
- Western Asia 75.8%
- Northern Europe 75.7%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 75.3%
- Türkiye 71.9%
- Northern Africa 74.9%