Lake water quality turbidity in Morocco
Morocco: Lake water quality turbidity was 33.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
33.0%
Change on year
up 24.3%
World rank
10th
of 144 countries
All-time high
33.0%
in 2021
All-time low
13.5%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Morocco, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 33.0% for lake water quality turbidity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.3% on the previous year and up 144.1% over five years.
That places Morocco 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Lake water quality turbidity in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.5% | — |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +25.4% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | +52.4% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | +24.3% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 33.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 33.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.4%, 1.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.5% | 17.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 26.5% | 33.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 7 Libya 38.4% compare
- 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.8% compare
- 9 Botswana 37.1% compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 33.0% compare
- 11 Cote d'Ivoire 33.0% compare
- 13 Lithuania 32.5% compare
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % 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 -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Morocco?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Morocco was 33.0% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2017.
- How does Morocco rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Morocco ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Morocco 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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