Beach litter in Indonesia

Indonesia: Beach litter was 32,501 number in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
32,501 number
Change on year
down 95.7%
World rank
61st
of 71 countries
All-time high
2.09 million number
in 2016
All-time low
32,501 number
in 2022
Years of data
5
2016–2022

Beach litter in Indonesia, 2016–2022

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2016201920222016: 2.1M number2017: 1.5M number2018: 508.6k number2021: 757.2k number2022: 32.5k number

Source: United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.

Analysis

Indonesia recorded 32,501 number for beach litter in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.7% on the previous year and down 98.4% over ten years.

That places Indonesia 61st out of 71 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.38 million number 508,551 number 2.09 million number 3
2020s 394,850 number 32,501 number 757,198 number 2

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 58 Netherlands 47,957 number compare
  2. 59 Denmark 45,926 number compare
  3. 60 Turkey 43,014 number compare
  4. 62 South Korea 23,358 number compare
  5. 63 Maldives 7,412 number compare
  6. 64 Poland 6,779 number compare

See the full ranking of 71 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is beach litter in Indonesia?
Beach litter in Indonesia was 32,501 number in 2022, according to United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest beach litter recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 2.09 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest beach litter recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 32,501 number in 2022.
How does Indonesia rank for beach litter?
Indonesia ranks 61st out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
Is beach litter rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia 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

Indicator
Beach litter
Unit
number
Source
United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
71 places, 425 data points, 2015–2023
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