Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 72.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
72.4%
Change on year
down 12.8%
Rank
12th
of 30 groups
All-time high
83.0%
in 2021
All-time low
72.4%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 72.4%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12th out of 30 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 81.4% | — |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.9% | 81.4% | 82.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 72.4% | 83.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 9 Sierra Leone 98.9% compare
- 10 Congo 98.5% compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 98.5% compare
- 11 Cote d'Ivoire 98.5% compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 98.2% compare
- 14 Benin 98.1% compare
- 15 Nigeria 97.9% compare
More development goals data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Red List Index 0.7542 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,312 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 177.54 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 307 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 295 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 227 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 663 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 820 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 834 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.48 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 72.4% 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.4% in 2022.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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