Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Europe
Europe: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes was 143,317 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
143,317 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
20th
of 30 groups
All-time high
143,317 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
121,968 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe is 143,317 tonnes, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Europe ranks 20th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Europe, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 121,968 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 129,896 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 129,589 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 141,971 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 138,956 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 143,317 tonnes | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 127,151 tonnes | 121,968 tonnes | 129,896 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 141,415 tonnes | 138,956 tonnes | 143,317 tonnes | 3 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 737.2 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,433 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 695 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 616 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 159 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 822 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2,962 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3,496 (2025)
- Infant deaths 23,561 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Europe was 143,317 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 143,317 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,968 tonnes in 2017.
- How does Europe rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Europe 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 Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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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