Sustainability Merit Badge History
Earned through 202049,748
Best year20208,477 earned
All-time popularity#172official, as of 2020
Earned by Year
First earned in 2013. Peak year 2020 with 8,477. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.
Known count No data available
"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#25 of 141" means the badge was number 25 of the 141 merit badges earned that year. National counts have not been published since 2020, but the rankings have. The grand total comes from official reports and includes the years without a known count.
2013590#100 of 129
20145,428#84 of 136
20156,625#76 of 138
20166,813#72 of 138
20177,295#66 of 139
20187,192#66 of 139
20197,328#64 of 139
20208,477#31 of 137
2021—#61 of 137
2022—#63 of 138
2023—#65 of 138
2024—#31 of 138
2025—#25 of 141
Grand total through 2020:
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