Lake water quality turbidity in Honduras
Honduras: Lake water quality turbidity was 17.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
17.0%
Change on year
down 16.9%
World rank
62nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
20.5%
in 2020
All-time low
9.7%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Honduras, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, lake water quality turbidity in Honduras stood at 17.0%.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and up 76.4% over five years.
That places Honduras 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lake water quality turbidity in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +82.0% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | -16.9% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 17.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 17.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 11.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.0% | 20.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More environment data for Honduras
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6894 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9224 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.224 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.54 % 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 -0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Honduras?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Honduras was 17.0% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2017.
- How does Honduras rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Honduras ranks 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Honduras 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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