Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Western Asia
Western Asia: Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes was 502,185 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
502,185 tonnes
Change on year
up 4.5%
Rank
15th
of 30 groups
All-time high
502,185 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
412,029 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Western Asia, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 502,185 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 4.5% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Western Asia ranks 15th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources … Tonnes in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 412,029 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 457,650 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 437,094 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 490,543 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 480,479 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 502,185 tonnes | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 435,591 tonnes | 412,029 tonnes | 457,650 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 491,069 tonnes | 480,479 tonnes | 502,185 tonnes | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More development goals data for Western Asia
- Red List Index 0.8335 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,942 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,608 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 101 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 93 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 70 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 251 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 389 (2025)
- Infant deaths 102,139 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Western Asia?
- Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in Western Asia was 502,185 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 502,185 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 412,029 tonnes in 2017.
- How does Western Asia rank for beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends?
- Western Asia ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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