Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 97.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
97.2%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
19th
of 160 countries
All-time high
97.2%
in 2021
All-time low
93.2%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sao Tome and Principe, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 97.2% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over five years.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 19th out of 160 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 96.7% | — |
| 2018 | 93.2% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.4% | 93.2% | 96.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 95.7% | 97.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 16 Qatar 97.8% compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 97.6% compare
- 18 Bahrain 97.2% compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 96.5% compare
- 21 Belize 96.2% compare
- 22 Saudi Arabia 95.6% compare
More development goals data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Red List Index 0.7187 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.33 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 13.63 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 22 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 60 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sao Tome and Principe was 97.2% 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.2% in 2018.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th out of 160 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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