Lake water quality turbidity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Lake water quality turbidity was 51.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
51.5%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
1st
of 121 countries
All-time high
55.9%
in 2019
All-time low
50.3%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Burkina Faso, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2021, lake water quality turbidity in Burkina Faso stood at 51.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.3% over five years.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Lake water quality turbidity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 50.3% | — |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.4% | 50.3% | 55.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 51.5% | 52.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 553 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -28.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 604 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -36.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Burkina Faso?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Burkina Faso was 51.5% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 55.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 2017.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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