Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources was 30,417 tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
30,417 tonnes
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
32nd
of 34 groups
All-time high
30,417 tonnes
in 2022
All-time low
26,221 tonnes
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region stood at 30,417 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
That places China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 32nd out of 34 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26,221 tonnes | — |
| 2018 | 27,426 tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 28,414 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 29,209 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 29,873 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 30,417 tonnes | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27,354 tonnes | 26,221 tonnes | 28,414 tonnes | 3 |
| 2020s | 29,833 tonnes | 29,209 tonnes | 30,417 tonnes | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.8% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 2.6% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 1.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.69 ratio (2023)
- Broad money to total reserves ratio 4.04 ratio (2023)
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes 48.5% (2022)
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population 40.6% (2023)
- Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 0 (2025)
All data for China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region →
Frequently asked questions
- What is exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was 30,417 tonnes in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 30,417 tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources recorded in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,221 tonnes in 2017.
- How does China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank for exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources?
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 32nd out of 34 groups with data for 2022.
- Is exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources rising or falling in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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