Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 689,828 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
689,828 tonnes
Change on year
up 6.8%
Rank
14th
of 30 groups
All-time high
689,828 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
563,760 tonnes
in 2018
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 689,828 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
That places Northern Africa 14th out of 30 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 587,763 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 563,760 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 585,095 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 637,267 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 645,940 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 689,828 tonnes | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 578,873 tonnes | 563,760 tonnes | 587,763 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 657,678 tonnes | 637,267 tonnes | 689,828 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More development goals data for Northern Africa
- Red List Index 0.8703 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 969.73 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 428.42 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 76 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 75 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 51 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 121 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 185 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 187 (2025)
- Infant deaths 150,684 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Africa was 689,828 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 689,828 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 563,760 tonnes in 2018.
- How does Northern Africa rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Northern Africa ranks 14th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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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