Lake water quality turbidity in Latvia
Latvia: Lake water quality turbidity was 27.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
27.6%
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
24th
of 144 countries
All-time high
27.6%
in 2021
All-time low
18.1%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Latvia, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 27.6% for lake water quality turbidity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and up 52.4% over five years.
Latvia ranks 24th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lake water quality turbidity in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.1% | — |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +37.8% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | +16.5% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 27.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.3%, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 27.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.7%, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.1% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 25.6% | 23.7% | 27.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 21 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.9% compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 27.9% compare
- 23 Peru 27.9% compare
- 25 Ireland 27.1% compare
- 26 Algeria 26.8% compare
- 27 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26.6% compare
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4753 % 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 0.0183 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Latvia?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Latvia was 27.6% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2017.
- How does Latvia rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Latvia ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Latvia 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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