Lake water quality trophic state in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Lake water quality trophic state was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
23rd
of 30 groups
All-time high
0.9%
in 2020
All-time low
0.5%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality trophic state in Southern Asia, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, lake water quality trophic state in Southern Asia stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 45.8% over five years.
Southern Asia ranks 23rd of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Lake water quality trophic state in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.6% | — |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +67.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 20 Norway 2.7% compare
- 21 Ireland 2.6% compare
- 22 Iceland 2.4% compare
- 23 China (People’s Republic of) 2.3% compare
- 24 El Salvador 2.2% compare
- 25 Sweden 2.1% compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 2.1% compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality trophic state in Southern Asia?
- Lake water quality trophic state in Southern Asia was 0.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality trophic state recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lake water quality trophic state recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- How does Southern Asia rank for lake water quality trophic state?
- Southern Asia ranks 23rd out of 30 groups with data for 2021.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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