Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes was 24,654 tonnes 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. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region recorded 24,654 tonnes 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 … Tonnes in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20,569 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 21,196 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 23,471 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 23,681 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 24,654 tonnes | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21,745 tonnes | 20,569 tonnes | 23,471 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 24,168 tonnes | 23,681 tonnes | 24,654 tonnes | 2 |
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More development goals data for China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Red List Index 0.7725 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.79 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 475.68 constant US$ (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 2.88 ltpureal (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 7.8 ratio (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices 1.7% (2024)
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex 28 (2023)
- Prevalence of undernourishment 3.1% (2023)
- Change in minimum river flow 2.7% (2024)
- Change in maximum river flow 24.5% (2024)
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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 tonnes 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 tonnes 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 tonnes 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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