Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern America
Northern America: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 29.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
29.1%
Change on year
down 40.4%
Rank
27th
of 28 groups
All-time high
50.4%
in 2018
All-time low
29.1%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern America, 2017–2022
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 Northern America is 29.1%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.4% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Northern America ranks 27th of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 46.6% | — |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 48.4% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -40.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 48.5% | 46.6% | 50.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 29.1% | 48.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More development goals data for Northern America
- Red List Index 0.8282 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.4561 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,615 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 268 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 87 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 64 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 113 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,716 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern America?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern America was 29.1% 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2022.
- How does Northern America rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Northern America ranks 27th out of 28 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern America 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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