Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 80.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
80.8%
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
43rd
of 160 countries
All-time high
84.1%
in 2020
All-time low
77.9%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Papua New Guinea, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Papua New Guinea stood at 80.8%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 3.8% over five years.
Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 77.9% | — |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.4% | 77.9% | 82.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 80.8% | 84.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More development goals data for Papua New Guinea
- Red List Index 0.8663 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.62 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 47.38 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 7,969 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Papua New Guinea?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Papua New Guinea was 80.8% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2017.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd out of 160 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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