Lake water quality trophic state in Western Europe
Western Europe: Lake water quality trophic state was 0.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.2%
Change on year
up 181.5%
Rank
29th
of 30 groups
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality trophic state in Western Europe, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lake water quality trophic state in Western Europe is 0.2%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 181.5% on the previous year and up 98.2% over five years.
That places Western Europe 29th out of 30 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Lake water quality trophic state in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.1% | — |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +181.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 26 Burkina Faso 2.1% compare
- 27 Russian Federation 2.1% compare
- 28 Indonesia 1.8% compare
- 29 Ecuador 1.8% compare
- 30 New Zealand 1.8% compare
- 31 India 1.7% compare
- 32 Cuba 1.7% compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.84 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 11.81 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality trophic state in Western Europe?
- Lake water quality trophic state in Western Europe was 0.2% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality trophic state recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lake water quality trophic state recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Western Europe rank for lake water quality trophic state?
- Western Europe ranks 29th out of 30 groups with data for 2021.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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