Beach litter in Panama
Panama: Beach litter was 185,806 number in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
185,806 number
Change on year
down 35.4%
World rank
37th
of 71 countries
All-time high
5.30 million number
in 2018
All-time low
185,806 number
in 2022
Years of data
5
2016–2022
Beach litter in Panama, 2016–2022
Source: United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in number.
Analysis
Panama recorded 185,806 number for beach litter in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.4% on the previous year and down 87.2% over ten years.
Panama ranks 37th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beach litter in Panama, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1.45 million number | — |
| 2017 | 636,943 number | -56.0% |
| 2018 | 5.30 million number | +731.3% |
| 2021 | 287,844 number | -94.6% |
| 2022 | 185,806 number | -35.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 185,806 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 159,732 number, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Panama's 185,806 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 226,938 number, 82% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.46 million number | 636,943 number | 5.30 million number | 3 |
| 2020s | 236,825 number | 185,806 number | 287,844 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beach litter in Panama?
- Beach litter in Panama was 185,806 number in 2022, according to United Nations Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beach litter recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 5.30 million number in 2018.
- What is the lowest beach litter recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 185,806 number in 2022.
- How does Panama rank for beach litter?
- Panama ranks 37th out of 71 countries with data for 2022.
- Is beach litter rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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).