Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Palau
Palau: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 47 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
47
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
124th
of 134 countries
All-time high
53
in 2020
All-time low
37
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Palau, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Palau stood at 47.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 27.0% over five years.
That places Palau 124th out of 134 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 37 | — |
| 2018 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 53 | +29.3% |
| 2021 | 47 | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.33 | 37 | 41 | 3 |
| 2020s | 50 | 47 | 53 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 121 New Zealand 85 compare
- 122 Lithuania 70 compare
- 123 Mauritius 57 compare
- 124 French Guiana 47 compare
- 126 Gibraltar 39 compare
- 127 Martinique 32 compare
More development goals data for Palau
- Red List Index 0.8296 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 180.35 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 2 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 4 (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 161,714 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Palau?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Palau was 47 in 2021, 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 53 in 2020.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2017.
- How does Palau rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Palau ranks 124th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Palau 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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