Lake water quality turbidity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Lake water quality turbidity was 18.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
18.6%
Change on year
down 3.7%
Rank
9th
of 30 groups
All-time high
21.3%
in 2017
All-time low
16.3%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 18.6% for lake water quality turbidity in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 12.6% over five years.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lake water quality turbidity in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.3% | — |
| 2018 | 18.1% | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.6% | 16.3% | 21.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.6% | 19.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Latin America and the Caribbean was 18.6% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2019.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th out of 30 groups with data for 2021.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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