Lake water quality turbidity in Philippines
Philippines: Lake water quality turbidity was 12.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
12.8%
Change on year
up 91.5%
World rank
86th
of 144 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 2021
All-time low
6.4%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Philippines, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 12.8% for lake water quality turbidity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 91.5% on the previous year and up 55.9% over five years.
Philippines ranks 86th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lake water quality turbidity in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +37.7% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -42.9% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | +91.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 12.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.4%, 96% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 12.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.4%, 89% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.4% | 11.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 6.7% | 12.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 83 Cuba 13.0% compare
- 84 Thailand 12.8% compare
- 85 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 12.8% compare
- 87 Germany 12.7% compare
- 88 Costa Rica 12.7% compare
- 89 Mozambique 12.6% compare
More environment data for Philippines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.177 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.905 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -42.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.74 % 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 -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Philippines?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Philippines was 12.8% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2019.
- How does Philippines rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Philippines ranks 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Philippines 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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