Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes was 33,366 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
33,366 tonnes
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
25th
of 30 groups
All-time high
33,366 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
22,821 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Africa, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Africa is 33,366 tonnes, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Southern Africa ranks 25th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22,821 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 24,661 tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 30,739 tonnes | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 32,337 tonnes | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 32,297 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 33,366 tonnes | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26,074 tonnes | 22,821 tonnes | 30,739 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 32,667 tonnes | 32,297 tonnes | 33,366 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 22 Haiti 84,912 tonnes compare
- 23 Libya 80,149 tonnes compare
- 24 Dominican Republic 77,384 tonnes compare
- 25 Mozambique 74,006 tonnes compare
- 26 Melanesia 73,703 tonnes compare
- 27 Cameroon 70,773 tonnes compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 60,457 tonnes compare
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More development goals data for Southern Africa
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.08 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 623.5 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 162 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 158 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 85 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 98 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 121 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 127 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 8.34 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 1,688 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Africa?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Southern Africa was 33,366 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 33,366 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,821 tonnes in 2017.
- How does Southern Africa rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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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