Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Micronesia
Micronesia: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes was 260 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
260 tonnes
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
130th
of 160 countries
All-time high
260 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
201 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Micronesia, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Micronesia stood at 260 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Micronesia ranks 130th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Micronesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 201 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 220 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 224 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 250 tonnes | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 248 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 260 tonnes | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 215 tonnes | 201 tonnes | 224 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 252.67 tonnes | 248 tonnes | 260 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia
More development goals data for Micronesia
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.89 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 184.04 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.6757 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 7.1 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Micronesia?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Micronesia was 260 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 Micronesia?
- The highest recorded value was 260 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Micronesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 201 tonnes in 2017.
- How does Micronesia rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Micronesia ranks 130th out of 160 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Micronesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia 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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