Lake water quality turbidity in Montenegro
Montenegro: Lake water quality turbidity was 10.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
10.3%
Change on year
down 49.7%
World rank
98th
of 144 countries
All-time high
24.3%
in 2017
All-time low
10.3%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Montenegro, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, lake water quality turbidity in Montenegro stood at 10.3%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 49.7% on the previous year and down 57.5% over five years.
That places Montenegro 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lake water quality turbidity in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.3% | — |
| 2018 | 12.9% | -46.8% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +28.8% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -49.7% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 10.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.4%, 77% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 10.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.7%, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.0% | 12.9% | 24.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 10.3% | 20.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More environment data for Montenegro
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9561 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1974 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.53 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.0025 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Montenegro?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Montenegro was 10.3% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Montenegro ranks 98th out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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