Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 98.9% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
98.9%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 160 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
98.9%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sierra Leone, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 98.9% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over five years.
Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 99.3% | — |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | -1.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 98.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 88.3%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 98.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.5%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More development goals data for Sierra Leone
- Red List Index 0.9225 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 94.32 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 61.77 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)
- Infant deaths 14,038 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 7,350 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.2439 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 23,171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sierra Leone?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Sierra Leone was 98.9% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2021.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Sierra Leone ranks 9th out of 160 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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