Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 66.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
66.9%
Change on year
up 7.2%
Rank
21st
of 30 groups
All-time high
66.9%
in 2022
All-time low
61.8%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 66.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 21st of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 61.9% | — |
| 2018 | 61.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 62.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.9% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.2% | 61.8% | 63.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 62.4% | 66.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 18 Bahrain 97.2% compare
- 19 Sao Tome and Principe 97.2% compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 96.5% compare
- 21 Belize 96.2% compare
- 22 Saudi Arabia 95.6% compare
- 23 Honduras 95.3% compare
- 24 Sudan 95.2% compare
More development goals data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Red List Index 0.7667 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,042 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,112 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 348 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 182 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 452 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 569 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 580 (2025)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Latin America and the Caribbean was 66.9% 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2018.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 21st out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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