Lake water quality turbidity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Lake water quality turbidity was 12.7% in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
12.7%
Change on year
down 46.4%
World rank
72nd
of 121 countries
All-time high
23.7%
in 2020
All-time low
6.1%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2017β2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Costa Rica, 2017β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 12.7% for lake water quality turbidity in 2021.
The figure is down 46.4% on the previous year and down 10.2% over five years.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.6% | 6.1% | 14.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 12.7% | 23.7% | 2 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4173 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.64 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Costa Rica?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Costa Rica was 12.7% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2018.
- How does Costa Rica rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 121 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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