Lake water quality turbidity in Peru
Peru: Lake water quality turbidity was 27.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
27.9%
Change on year
down 14.1%
World rank
23rd
of 144 countries
All-time high
34.9%
in 2019
All-time low
27.9%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Peru, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 27.9% for lake water quality turbidity in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over five years.
That places Peru 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Lake water quality turbidity in Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.9% | — |
| 2018 | 32.4% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | -14.1% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 27.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.4%, 2.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Peru's 27.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.7% | 30.9% | 34.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 27.9% | 32.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More environment data for Peru
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.59 % 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 0.1844 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Peru?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Peru was 27.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2021.
- How does Peru rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Peru ranks 23rd out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Peru 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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