Beach litter in Morocco
Morocco: Beach litter was 600,490 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2019)
600,490 number
Change on year
down 17.2%
World rank
10th
of 71 countries
All-time high
13.88 million number
in 2015
All-time low
58,923 number
in 2017
Years of data
5
2015–2019
Beach litter in Morocco, 2015–2019
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, beach litter in Morocco stood at 600,490 number.
The figure is down 17.2% on the previous year and down 95.7% over five years.
That places Morocco 10th out of 71 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Beach litter in Morocco, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.88 million number | — |
| 2016 | 603,884 number | -95.7% |
| 2017 | 58,923 number | -90.2% |
| 2018 | 724,928 number | +1130.3% |
| 2019 | 600,490 number | -17.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 600,490 number is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 529,058 number, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 7 Guatemala 1.00 million number
- 8 Mozambique 984,353 number
- 9 Costa Rica 864,376 number compare
- 11 Colombia 564,628 number
- 12 Venezuela 457,625 number
- 13 Brazil 456,644 number compare
More reference data data for Morocco
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4159 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 21.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.42 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter in Morocco?
- Beach litter in Morocco was 600,490 number in 2019, according to United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beach litter recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 13.88 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest beach litter recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,923 number in 2017.
- How does Morocco rank for beach litter?
- Morocco ranks 10th out of 71 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Morocco 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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Beach litter per square kilometer (Number).