Exported beach litter originating from national land-based … Tonnes in Ghana
Ghana: Exported beach litter originating from national land-based … Tonnes was 116,706 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
116,706
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
26th
of 162 countries
All-time high
116,706
in 2022
All-time low
100,604
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Ghana, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Ghana is 116,706, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Ghana ranks 26th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Exported beach litter originating from national land-based … Tonnes in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 100,604 | — |
| 2018 | 105,230 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 109,018 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 112,069 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 114,618 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 116,706 | +1.8% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 116,706 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41,423, 2.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 116,706 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16,232, 7.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 104,951 | 100,604 | 109,018 | 3 |
| 2020s | 114,464 | 112,069 | 116,706 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More infrastructure data for Ghana
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.65 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 269,356 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.7824 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0078 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 269,356 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.14 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Ghana?
- Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Ghana was 116,706 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 116,706 in 2022.
- What is the lowest exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,604 in 2017.
- How does Ghana rank for exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources?
- Ghana ranks 26th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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