Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe
Europe: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 68.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
68.2%
Change on year
up 10.0%
Rank
17th
of 28 groups
All-time high
68.2%
in 2022
All-time low
62.0%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe stood at 68.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Europe ranks 17th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 65.0% | — |
| 2018 | 62.6% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.4% | 62.6% | 65.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 65.5% | 62.0% | 68.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 14 Qatar 97.8% compare
- 15 Bahrain 97.2% compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 51.3% compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 97.2% compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 96.5% compare
- 18 Belize 96.2% compare
- 19 Saudi Arabia 95.6% compare
- 20 Honduras 95.3% compare
More development goals data for Europe
- Red List Index 0.8374 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 737.2 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,433 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 695 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 616 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 159 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 822 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2,962 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3,496 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,561 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe was 68.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2021.
- How does Europe rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Europe ranks 17th out of 28 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe 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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