Lake water quality turbidity in Hungary
Hungary: Lake water quality turbidity was 3.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
3.4%
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
135th
of 144 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 2017
All-time low
1.6%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Hungary, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 3.4% for lake water quality turbidity in 2021.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 34.4% over five years.
Hungary ranks 135th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Lake water quality turbidity in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -68.8% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +78.3% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +38.8% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -15.0% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 3.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.3%, 21% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 3.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.7%, 25% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.6% | 5.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 2 |
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More environment data for Hungary
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8159 % 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 -0.4968 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Hungary?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Hungary was 3.4% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2018.
- How does Hungary rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Hungary ranks 135th out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Hungary 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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