Northern America vs Paraguay: Lake water quality turbidity

Northern America
12.9%
in 2021
Paraguay
26.2%
in 2021
Northern America rank
25th
Paraguay rank
23rd

Lake water quality turbidity over time

  • Northern America
  • Paraguay
0102030201720192021

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 26.2% against 12.9% in Northern America, a difference of 13.3%.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 2.0 times Northern America's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

Northern America ranks 25th and Paraguay ranks 23rd of 30 groups.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America Paraguay Difference Ahead
2010s 17.8% 29.8% 12.0% Paraguay
2020s 13.0% 19.9% 6.8% Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lake water quality turbidity, Northern America or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 26.2% against 12.9% in Northern America as of 2021.
What is the difference in lake water quality turbidity between Northern America and Paraguay?
13.3%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Paraguay?
5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2021.
How do Northern America and Paraguay rank globally for lake water quality turbidity?
Northern America ranks 25th and Paraguay ranks 23rd of 30 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Lake water quality turbidity (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Lake water quality turbidity (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
170 places, 850 data points, 2017–2021
Last refreshed