Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 67.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
67.4%
Change on year
down 7.6%
Rank
20th
of 30 groups
All-time high
73.0%
in 2021
All-time low
67.4%
in 2022
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Asia, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 67.4% for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Southern Asia ranks 20th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 70.2% | — |
| 2018 | 71.4% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.0% | 70.2% | 71.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 67.4% | 73.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 97.6% compare
- 18 Bahrain 97.2% compare
- 19 Sao Tome and Principe 97.2% compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 96.5% compare
- 21 Belize 96.2% compare
- 22 Saudi Arabia 95.6% compare
- 23 Honduras 95.3% compare
More development goals data for Southern Asia
- Red List Index 0.7877 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 250.81 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 368.28 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 144 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 143 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 93 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 392 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 641 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 647 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Asia?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Asia was 67.4% 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 2022.
- How does Southern Asia rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Southern Asia ranks 20th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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