Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 24,654 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region recorded 24,654 for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 19.9% over five years.
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 26th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20,569 | — |
| 2018 | 21,196 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 23,471 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 23,681 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 24,654 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21,745 | 20,569 | 23,471 | 3 |
| 2020s | 24,168 | 23,681 | 24,654 | 2 |
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More development goals data for China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Red List Index 0.7725 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.79 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 475.68 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.88 (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 7.8 (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices 1.7% (2024)
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex 28 (2023)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 126.57 million (2022)
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 16.95 (2022)
- Prevalence of undernourishment 3.1% (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was 24,654 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 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 24,654 in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,569 in 2017.
- How does China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 26th out of 30 groups with data for 2021.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 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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