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Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in the ocean (%)

· higher is better · 143 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2021
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League table

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  1. 1Bahamas, The88.8
  2. 2Japan84.4
  3. 3New Zealand82.5
  4. 4South Africa77.8
  5. 5Argentina71.4
  6. 6United States68.9
  7. 7Chile65.3
  8. 8Mauritius65
  9. 9Antigua and Barbuda64.4
  10. 10St. Kitts and Nevis59.6
  11. 11Iceland58.5
  12. 12Puerto Rico (US)57.9
  13. 13Cabo Verde57.4
  14. 14Seychelles55.1
  15. 15Morocco54.4
  16. 16Kiribati53.8
  17. 17Korea, Dem. People's Rep.53.2
  18. 18Nicaragua53
  19. 19Georgia51.9
  20. 20El Salvador50.9
  21. 21Portugal50.5
  22. 22Barbados50.2
  23. 23Maldives50
  24. 24Jamaica49.7
  25. 25Korea, Rep.49.5
  26. 26Kenya49.5
  27. 27Micronesia, Fed. Sts.49.2
  28. 28Tonga49
  29. 29Timor-Leste48.7
  30. 30Dominica48.7
  31. 31Guatemala47.5
  32. 32St. Lucia46.4
  33. 33Brunei Darussalam46.1
  34. 34Indonesia45
  35. 35Madagascar43.4
  36. 36St. Vincent and the Grenadines43.2
  37. 37Sri Lanka43
  38. 38Tanzania42.4
  39. 39Palau42
  40. 40Dominican Republic41.8
  41. 41Croatia41.3
  42. 42Philippines41.3
  43. 43Haiti40.9
  44. 44Russian Federation40.9
  45. 45Malaysia40.9
  46. 46Comoros40
  47. 47Samoa39.2
  48. 48Grenada38.1
  49. 49Mozambique37.6
  50. 50Romania37.5
  51. 51Albania37.4
  52. 52Australia37.2
  53. 53Montenegro37.1
  54. 54Brazil35.8
  55. 55Mexico35.6
  56. 56Spain35
  57. 57Pakistan34.8
  58. 58Norway34.7
  59. 59Ukraine34.6
  60. 60Bulgaria34.1
  61. 61India34
  62. 62Malta33.8
  63. 63Algeria33.7
  64. 64Canada33.2
  65. 65Myanmar32.6
  66. 66Italy32
  67. 67Tunisia31
  68. 68Gibraltar30.4
  69. 69Fiji30.1
  70. 70Mauritania30
  71. 71Trinidad and Tobago29.7
  72. 72Cambodia29.6
  73. 73Uruguay29
  74. 74France28.4
  75. 75Oman28.4
  76. 76Belgium28.1
  77. 77Turkiye28.1
  78. 78Costa Rica28
  79. 79Somalia, Fed. Rep.27.9
  80. 80Vanuatu27.9
  81. 81Viet Nam27.7
  82. 82Solomon Islands27.6
  83. 83United Kingdom27.2
  84. 84Bangladesh25.2
  85. 85Ireland25.1
  86. 86Suriname25.1
  87. 87Libya25.1
  88. 88Panama24.5
  89. 89Lebanon24.2
  90. 90Cyprus23.9
  91. 91Israel23
  92. 92Syrian Arab Republic22.7
  93. 93Greece22
  94. 94Thailand21.9
  95. 95Netherlands21.7
  96. 96China21.7
  97. 97Sweden21.1
  98. 98Denmark20.9
  99. 99West Bank and Gaza19.6
  100. 100Papua New Guinea19.2
  101. 101Namibia19.1
  102. 102Finland18.5
  103. 103Senegal18.1
  104. 104Djibouti17.6
  105. 105Hong Kong SAR, China17.5
  106. 106Estonia17.1
  107. 107Guyana17
  108. 108Peru17
  109. 109Egypt, Arab Rep.15.1
  110. 110Poland15
  111. 111Germany14.6
  112. 112Lithuania13.6
  113. 113Colombia13.3
  114. 114Venezuela, RB12.6
  115. 115Gambia, The12.4
  116. 116Yemen, Rep.11.7
  117. 117Kuwait11.3
  118. 118Latvia11.2
  119. 119Iran, Islamic Rep.10.1
  120. 120Eritrea4.9
  121. 121Sudan4.8
  122. 122Honduras4.7
  123. 123Saudi Arabia4.4
  124. 124Belize3.8
  125. 125Equatorial Guinea3.5
  126. 126Sao Tome and Principe2.8
  127. 127Bahrain2.8
  128. 128Congo, Dem. Rep.2.4
  129. 129Qatar2.2
  130. 130Nigeria2.1
  131. 131Benin1.9
  132. 132Guinea-Bissau1.8
  133. 133Cote d'Ivoire1.5
  134. 134Congo, Rep.1.5
  135. 135Sierra Leone1.1
  136. 136Angola0.99
  137. 137Cameroon0.86
  138. 138Gabon0.73
  139. 139Togo0.65
  140. 140Liberia0.38
  141. 141Ghana0.27
  142. 142Ecuador0.16
  143. 143Guinea0.12

Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in the ocean (%)