Lake water quality turbidity in Chile
Chile: Lake water quality turbidity was 23.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
23.0%
Change on year
down 26.3%
World rank
39th
of 144 countries
All-time high
31.2%
in 2020
All-time low
22.5%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Chile, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, lake water quality turbidity in Chile stood at 23.0%.
The figure is down 26.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over five years.
Chile ranks 39th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lake water quality turbidity in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.0% | — |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 31.2% | +38.7% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | -26.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 23.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.3%, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Chile's 23.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.8% | 22.5% | 23.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 23.0% | 31.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % 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 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Chile?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Chile was 23.0% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Chile ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Chile 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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