Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Oceania
Oceania: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes was 77,646 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
77,646 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
21st
of 30 groups
All-time high
77,646 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
62,320 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Oceania, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 77,646 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 3.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Oceania ranks 21st of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Oceania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 62,320 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 64,565 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 71,748 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 74,149 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 75,082 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 77,646 tonnes | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66,211 tonnes | 62,320 tonnes | 71,748 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 75,626 tonnes | 74,149 tonnes | 77,646 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More development goals data for Oceania
- Red List Index 0.8199 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 2.42 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,214 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 291 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 268 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 43 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 87 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 207 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 246 (2025)
- Infant deaths 10,322 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Oceania?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Oceania was 77,646 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 77,646 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 62,320 tonnes in 2017.
- How does Oceania rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Oceania ranks 21st out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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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