Beach litter in Cyprus
Cyprus: Beach litter was 105.35 million number in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
105.35 million number
Change on year
up 150,860.0%
World rank
1st
of 71 countries
All-time high
105.35 million number
in 2022
All-time low
69,786 number
in 2021
Years of data
7
2015–2022
Beach litter in Cyprus, 2015–2022
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2022, beach litter in Cyprus stood at 105.35 million number. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 150,860.0% on the previous year and up 27,586.9% over ten years.
Cyprus ranks 1st of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Beach litter in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 380,500 number | — |
| 2016 | 1.23 million number | +223.4% |
| 2017 | 4.88 million number | +296.6% |
| 2018 | 4.90 million number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 18.79 million number | +283.5% |
| 2021 | 69,786 number | -99.6% |
| 2022 | 105.35 million number | +150859.7% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 105.35 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 159,732 number, 659.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 105.35 million number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63,949 number, 1647.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.85 million number | 380,500 number | 4.90 million number | 4 |
| 2020s | 41.40 million number | 69,786 number | 105.35 million number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 2 Kenya 5.94 million number
- 3 Bangladesh 1.48 million number compare
- 4 Cayman Islands 1.36 million number compare
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter in Cyprus?
- Beach litter in Cyprus was 105.35 million number in 2022, according to United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beach litter recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 105.35 million number in 2022.
- What is the lowest beach litter recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,786 number in 2021.
- How does Cyprus rank for beach litter?
- Cyprus ranks 1st out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27,586.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Beach litter. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Beach litter per square kilometer (Number).