Lake water quality trophic state in Australia
Australia: Lake water quality trophic state was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
up 16.6%
World rank
70th
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2017
All-time low
0.4%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality trophic state in Australia, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, lake water quality trophic state in Australia stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and down 40.9% over five years.
Australia ranks 70th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lake water quality trophic state in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.3% | — |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -29.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -52.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +51.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +16.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8%, 96% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality trophic state in Australia?
- Lake water quality trophic state in Australia was 0.7% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality trophic state recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest lake water quality trophic state recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- How does Australia rank for lake water quality trophic state?
- Australia ranks 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Australia 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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