Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes was 380,073 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
380,073 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
16th
of 30 groups
All-time high
380,073 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
339,034 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Small island developing States (SIDS), 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Small island developing States (SIDS) recorded 380,073 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.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 16th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 339,034 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 354,499 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 377,929 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 367,793 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 379,252 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 380,073 tonnes | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 357,154 tonnes | 339,034 tonnes | 377,929 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 375,706 tonnes | 367,793 tonnes | 380,073 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
More development goals data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Red List Index 0.7251 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 268.84 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,243 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 187 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 183 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 178 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 242 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 244 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 245 (2025)
- Infant deaths 32,047 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 380,073 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 380,073 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 339,034 tonnes in 2017.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 16th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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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