Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Americas
Americas: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes was 1.54 million tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.54 million tonnes
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
8th
of 30 groups
All-time high
1.54 million tonnes
in 2021
All-time low
1.35 million tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Americas, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Americas recorded 1.54 million tonnes for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2022.
That represents a change of up 13.9% over ten years.
Americas ranks 8th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Americas, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.35 million tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 1.41 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.49 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 1.50 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.54 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.54 million tonnes | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.42 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 1.49 million tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.53 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More development goals data for Americas
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 661.79 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,134 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 464 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 444 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 197 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 516 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 682 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 705 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.02 ltpureal (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices 3.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Americas?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Americas was 1.54 million tonnes 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 Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 million tonnes in 2017.
- How does Americas rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Americas ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas 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 (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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