Exported beach litter originating from national land-based … Tonnes in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Exported beach litter originating from national land-based … Tonnes was 47,109 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
47,109
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
41st
of 162 countries
All-time high
47,109
in 2022
All-time low
40,609
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Papua New Guinea, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Papua New Guinea stood at 47,109. 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.
That places Papua New Guinea 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Exported beach litter originating from national land-based … Tonnes in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 40,609 | — |
| 2018 | 42,476 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 44,005 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 45,237 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 46,266 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 47,109 | +1.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 47,109 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41,423, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 47,109 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,488, 5.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42,363 | 40,609 | 44,005 | 3 |
| 2020s | 46,204 | 45,237 | 47,109 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3877 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Papua New Guinea?
- Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Papua New Guinea was 47,109 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 47,109 in 2022.
- What is the lowest exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,609 in 2017.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 41st out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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