Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Maldives
Maldives: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes was 115 tonnes in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
115 tonnes
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
144th
of 160 countries
All-time high
115 tonnes
in 2021
All-time low
95 tonnes
in 2020
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Maldives, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2021, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Maldives stood at 115 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over five years.
That places Maldives 144th out of 160 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Maldives, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 102 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 108 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 102 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 95 tonnes | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 115 tonnes | +21.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 115 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20,933 tonnes, 1% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 104 tonnes | 102 tonnes | 108 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 105 tonnes | 95 tonnes | 115 tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More development goals data for Maldives
- Red List Index 0.8608 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.65 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 200.77 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 4 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 4 (2025)
- Infant deaths 27 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Maldives?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Maldives was 115 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 115 tonnes in 2021.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 95 tonnes in 2020.
- How does Maldives rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Maldives ranks 144th out of 160 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Maldives 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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