Lake water quality turbidity in Northern America
Northern America: Lake water quality turbidity was 12.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
12.9%
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
25th
of 30 groups
All-time high
19.2%
in 2018
All-time low
12.9%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Northern America, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lake water quality turbidity in Northern America is 12.9%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 25.3% over five years.
That places Northern America 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Lake water quality turbidity in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.2% | — |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.8% | 17.1% | 19.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.9% | 13.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Northern America?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Northern America was 12.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2021.
- How does Northern America rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Northern America ranks 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2021.
- Where does this Northern America 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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