Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 69.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
69.6%
Change on year
up 27.7%
World rank
67th
of 134 countries
All-time high
69.6%
in 2021
All-time low
51.9%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Gibraltar, 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 Gibraltar is 69.6%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over five years.
That places Gibraltar 67th out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 61.2% | — |
| 2018 | 51.9% | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.5% | 51.9% | 61.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 54.5% | 69.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
More development goals data for Gibraltar
- Red List Index 0.7681 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 (2025)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 4.81 million (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 122.18 (2024)
- Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 87.4% (2024)
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation 13.7% (2024)
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status 13.7% (2024)
- Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing 2.4% (2022)
- Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) 8.44 (2023)
- Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), 2026 methodology 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Gibraltar?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Gibraltar was 69.6% 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 Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2018.
- How does Gibraltar rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Gibraltar ranks 67th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Gibraltar 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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