Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Ghana
Ghana: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 99.7% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
99.7%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
3rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2021
All-time low
97.5%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 99.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over five years.
Ghana ranks 3rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 98.4% | — |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.5% | 99.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More development goals data for Ghana
- Red List Index 0.8827 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 42.95 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 248.94 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 26 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 25 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 21 (2025)
- Infant deaths 24,393 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Ghana?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Ghana was 99.7% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Ghana ranks 3rd out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Ghana 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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