Lake water quality trophic state in Africa
Africa: Lake water quality trophic state was 2.8% in 2021. β¬ Flat
Latest (2021)
2.8%
Change on year
up 18.3%
Rank
8th
of 38 groups
All-time high
2.8%
in 2021
All-time low
2.3%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2017β2021
Lake water quality trophic state in Africa, 2017β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lake water quality trophic state in Africa is 2.8%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over five years.
Africa ranks 8th of 38 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 5 Guinea 9.1% compare
- 6 Togo 7.8% compare
- 7 South Sudan, Republic of 7.1% compare
- 8 Kyrgyz Republic 7.0% compare
- 9 Chile 6.0% compare
- 10 Peru 5.8% compare
- 11 Mozambique, Republic of 4.8% compare
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 Β°C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) β Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous β Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood β Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood β Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood β Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood β Import quantity 2.09 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood β Production 820.65 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality trophic state in Africa?
- Lake water quality trophic state in Africa was 2.8% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality trophic state recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lake water quality trophic state recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2020.
- How does Africa rank for lake water quality trophic state?
- Africa ranks 8th out of 38 groups with data for 2021.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lake water quality trophic state (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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