Lake water quality turbidity in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Lake water quality turbidity was 17.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
17.7%
Change on year
down 12.5%
World rank
59th
of 143 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2020
All-time low
12.7%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Australia and New Zealand, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lake water quality turbidity in Australia and New Zealand is 17.7%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over five years.
That places Australia and New Zealand 59th out of 143 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lake water quality turbidity in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.1% | — |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +58.1% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.0% | 12.7% | 20.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 17.7% | 20.3% | 2 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Australia and New Zealand?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Australia and New Zealand was 17.7% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2018.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 59th out of 143 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lake water quality turbidity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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