Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes was 147,125 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
147,125 tonnes
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
19th
of 30 groups
All-time high
147,125 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
127,855 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Middle Africa, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 147,125 tonnes for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Middle Africa ranks 19th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 127,855 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 133,121 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 138,992 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 142,956 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 145,627 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 147,125 tonnes | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 133,323 tonnes | 127,855 tonnes | 138,992 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 145,236 tonnes | 142,956 tonnes | 147,125 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More development goals data for Middle Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 913.37 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 115.78 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 106 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 105 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 96 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 128 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 130 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 132 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 3.98 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 14,744 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Middle Africa?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Middle Africa was 147,125 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 147,125 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 127,855 tonnes in 2017.
- How does Middle Africa rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Middle Africa ranks 19th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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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