Lake water quality turbidity in Europe
Europe: Lake water quality turbidity was 16.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
16.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
19th
of 35 groups
All-time high
22.4%
in 2018
All-time low
16.6%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Europe, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe recorded 16.7% for lake water quality turbidity in 2021.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 24.5% over five years.
That places Europe 19th out of 35 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lake water quality turbidity in Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.1% | — |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.4% | 19.6% | 22.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Europe?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Europe was 16.7% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2020.
- How does Europe rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Europe ranks 19th out of 35 groups with data for 2021.
- Where does this Europe 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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