Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 59.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
59.6%
Change on year
up 6.6%
Rank
27th
of 30 groups
All-time high
59.6%
in 2022
All-time low
55.9%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe and Northern America, 2017–2022
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 Europe and Northern America is 59.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
That places Europe and Northern America 27th out of 30 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 56.5% | — |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.5% | 56.1% | 57.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 55.9% | 59.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
More development goals data for Europe and Northern America
- Red List Index 0.8316 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 486.22 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 5,180 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 747 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 680 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 173 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 886 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3,075 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3,621 (2025)
- Infant deaths 45,277 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe and Northern America?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe and Northern America was 59.6% 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 2021.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 27th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe and Northern 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 beach (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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