Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes was 8,989 tonnes in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
8,989 tonnes
Change on year
up 4.1%
Rank
30th
of 30 groups
All-time high
9,166 tonnes
in 2020
All-time low
8,339 tonnes
in 2019
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Europe, 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 Northern Europe stood at 8,989 tonnes.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
That places Northern Europe 30th out of 30 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8,831 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 8,414 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 8,339 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 9,166 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 8,633 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 8,989 tonnes | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,528 tonnes | 8,339 tonnes | 8,831 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 8,929 tonnes | 8,633 tonnes | 9,166 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More development goals data for Northern Europe
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.8357 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,251 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 368 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 354 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 184 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 231 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 553 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 631 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 10.05 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 166.4 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Europe?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Northern Europe was 8,989 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 9,166 tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,339 tonnes in 2019.
- How does Northern Europe rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Northern Europe ranks 30th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).