Exported beach litter originating from national land-based … Tonnes in Melanesia

Melanesia: Exported beach litter originating from national land-based … Tonnes was 94,461 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
94,461
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
29th
of 162 countries
All-time high
94,461
in 2022
All-time low
81,428
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022

Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Melanesia, 2017–2022

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2017201920222017: 81.4k2018: 85.2k2019: 88.2k2020: 90.7k2021: 92.8k2022: 94.5k

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 94,461 for exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources 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.

Melanesia ranks 29th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Exported beach litter originating from national land-based … Tonnes in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources (Tonnes) in Melanesia, 2017 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2017 81,428 —
2018 85,172 +4.6%
2019 88,237 +3.6%
2020 90,707 +2.8%
2021 92,771 +2.3%
2022 94,461 +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 84,946 81,428 88,237 3
2020s 92,646 90,707 94,461 3

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 26 Ghana 116,706 compare
  2. 27 Libya 108,963 compare
  3. 28 Morocco 99,639 compare
  4. 30 Pakistan 89,717 compare
  5. 31 Sri Lanka 80,453 compare
  6. 32 Cameroon 72,689 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Melanesia?
Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Melanesia was 94,461 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 Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 94,461 in 2022.
What is the lowest exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 81,428 in 2017.
How does Melanesia rank for exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources?
Melanesia ranks 29th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
Is exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Melanesia 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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Indicator
Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources (Tonnes)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
195 places, 1,170 data points, 2017–2022
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