Lake water quality turbidity in Latvia
Latvia: Lake water quality turbidity was 27.6% in 2021. β² Rising
Latest (2021)
27.6%
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
23rd
of 132 countries
All-time high
27.6%
in 2021
All-time low
18.1%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017β2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Latvia, 2017β2021
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 23rd of 132 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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
- 20 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.9% compare
- 21 Sierra Leone 27.9% compare
- 22 Peru 27.9% compare
- 24 Ireland 27.1% compare
- 25 Algeria 26.8% compare
- 26 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26.6% compare
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- Standard Deviation 0.883 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 75,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 93,499 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 2,260 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 644 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 21,231 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 18,179 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 67,722 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 70,171 t (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 23rd out of 132 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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