Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Americas
Americas: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 66.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
66.0%
Change on year
up 18.5%
Rank
20th
of 28 groups
All-time high
66.0%
in 2022
All-time low
54.0%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Americas, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Americas stood at 66.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
That places Americas 20th out of 28 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 54.3% | — |
| 2018 | 56.2% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 55.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 55.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | +18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.4% | 54.3% | 56.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 58.6% | 54.0% | 66.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More development goals data for Americas
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 661.79 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,134 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 464 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 444 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 197 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 516 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 682 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 705 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.02 (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 20.69 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Americas?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Americas was 66.0% 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 Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2020.
- How does Americas rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Americas ranks 20th out of 28 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas 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 beach (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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