Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Melanesia
Melanesia: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes was 73,703 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
73,703 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
26th
of 160 countries
All-time high
73,703 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
58,500 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Melanesia, 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 Melanesia is 73,703 tonnes, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Melanesia ranks 26th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 58,500 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 60,783 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 67,440 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 69,907 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 70,975 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 73,703 tonnes | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62,241 tonnes | 58,500 tonnes | 67,440 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 71,528 tonnes | 69,907 tonnes | 73,703 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 23 Libya 80,149 tonnes compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 77,384 tonnes compare
- 25 Mozambique 74,006 tonnes compare
- 27 Cameroon 70,773 tonnes compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 60,457 tonnes compare
- 28 Cote d'Ivoire 60,457 tonnes compare
More development goals data for Melanesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.22 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 189.27 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 39 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 39 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 35 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 35 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.36 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 646.7 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Melanesia?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Melanesia was 73,703 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 73,703 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,500 tonnes in 2017.
- How does Melanesia rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Melanesia ranks 26th out of 160 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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