Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 1.19 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.19 million
Change on year
up 5.8%
Rank
12th
of 30 groups
All-time high
1.19 million
in 2022
All-time low
999,792
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa and Western Asia is 1.19 million, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 12th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 999,792 | — |
| 2018 | 1.02 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.13 million | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 1.13 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.19 million | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.01 million | 999,792 | 1.02 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million | 1.13 million | 1.19 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
More development goals data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8467 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,489 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,057 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 156 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 148 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 105 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 525 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 372 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 576 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 1.01 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 1.19 million 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 999,792 in 2017.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 12th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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