Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 75.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
75.3%
Change on year
down 4.8%
Rank
10th
of 30 groups
All-time high
79.1%
in 2020
All-time low
75.3%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 75.3% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
That places Northern Africa and Western Asia 10th 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 78.6% | — |
| 2018 | 76.5% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.1% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.4% | 76.5% | 78.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 75.3% | 79.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 7 Cameroon 99.1% compare
- 8 Angola 99.0% compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 98.9% compare
- 10 Congo 98.5% compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 98.5% compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 98.5% compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 98.2% compare
More development goals data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8467 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,489 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,057 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 156 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 148 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 105 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 372 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 525 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 576 (2025)
- Infant deaths 252,823 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 75.3% 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2022.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 10th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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