Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources was 1.63 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.63 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
11th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.63 million
in 2022
All-time low
1.40 million
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2022
Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2017–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 1.63 million for exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in 2022. 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.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.40 million | — |
| 2018 | 1.47 million | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 1.52 million | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.56 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1.60 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.63 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.46 million | 1.40 million | 1.52 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.59 million | 1.56 million | 1.63 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.20 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9049 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources in Sub-Saharan Africa was 1.63 million 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million in 2017.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2022.
- Is exported beach litter originating from national land-based sources rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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