Lake water quality turbidity in Developing regions
Developing regions: Lake water quality turbidity was 17.5% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Latest (2021)
17.5%
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
14th
of 38 groups
All-time high
18.5%
in 2017
All-time low
15.5%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017β2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Developing regions, 2017β2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, lake water quality turbidity in Developing regions stood at 17.5%.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over five years.
Developing regions ranks 14th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.2% | 15.5% | 18.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.2% | 17.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Developing regions
More environment data for Developing regions
- Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 33.1% (2025)
- Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 33.8% (2025)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 33.5% (2025)
- Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 36.0% (2025)
- Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water 9,640 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient 13,672 million constant US$ (2024)
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area 869,284 kmsq (2022)
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 566,689 kmsq (2022)
- Reservoir minimum water area 178,897 kmsq (2022)
- Reservoir maximum water area 217,541 kmsq (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Developing regions?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Developing regions was 17.5% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Developing regions?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Developing regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2019.
- How does Developing regions rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Developing regions ranks 14th out of 38 groups with data for 2021.
- Where does this Developing regions 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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