Lake water quality turbidity in Greece
Greece: Lake water quality turbidity was 8.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
8.3%
Change on year
up 8.9%
World rank
110th
of 144 countries
All-time high
8.3%
in 2021
All-time low
6.6%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Greece, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, lake water quality turbidity in Greece stood at 8.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over five years.
Greece ranks 110th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Lake water quality turbidity in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2018 | 6.6% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +8.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 8.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.3%, 51% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Greece's 8.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.7%, 61% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.6% | 8.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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- 113 Switzerland 8.1% compare
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % 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 -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Greece?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Greece was 8.3% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Greece ranks 110th out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Greece 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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