Lake water quality turbidity in Mexico
Mexico: Lake water quality turbidity was 14.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
14.5%
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
75th
of 144 countries
All-time high
14.5%
in 2021
All-time low
10.6%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Mexico, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, lake water quality turbidity in Mexico stood at 14.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 28.4% over five years.
That places Mexico 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lake water quality turbidity in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.3% | — |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +8.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 14.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.4%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 14.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.4% | 10.6% | 12.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 13.3% | 14.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % 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 -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Mexico?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Mexico was 14.5% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2018.
- How does Mexico rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Mexico ranks 75th out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Mexico 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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