Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 22.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
22.7%
Change on year
down 50.4%
Rank
30th
of 30 groups
All-time high
45.8%
in 2021
All-time low
22.7%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Africa, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 22.7% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.4% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
That places Southern Africa 30th out of 30 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 39.2% | — |
| 2018 | 42.1% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -50.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41.7% | 39.2% | 43.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 22.7% | 45.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More development goals data for Southern Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.08 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 623.5 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 162 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 158 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 85 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 98 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 121 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 127 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.34 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 1,688 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Africa?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Africa was 22.7% 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 45.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2022.
- How does Southern Africa rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Southern Africa ranks 30th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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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