Lake water quality turbidity in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Lake water quality turbidity was 12.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
12.8%
Change on year
down 41.7%
World rank
85th
of 143 countries
All-time high
26.8%
in 2018
All-time low
12.8%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 12.8% for lake water quality turbidity in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.7% on the previous year and down 39.3% over five years.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 85th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lake water quality turbidity in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.1% | — |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +27.3% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -41.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.7% | 21.1% | 26.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 12.8% | 21.9% | 2 |
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More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.26 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.45 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.35 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 12,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,460 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 12.8% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2021.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 85th out of 143 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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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