Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends was 286 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
286
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
107th
of 134 countries
All-time high
289
in 2018
All-time low
277
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Puerto Rico, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 286 for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in 2021.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over five years.
Puerto Rico ranks 107th of 134 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 277 | — |
| 2018 | 289 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 287 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 280 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 286 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 284.33 | 277 | 289 | 3 |
| 2020s | 283 | 280 | 286 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More development goals data for Puerto Rico
- Red List Index 0.6999 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 14,975 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.86 (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 7.60 million (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 2.34 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Puerto Rico?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Puerto Rico was 286 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 289 in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 277 in 2017.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Puerto Rico ranks 107th out of 134 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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