Lake water quality turbidity in Russia
Russia: Lake water quality turbidity was 16.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
16.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
67th
of 143 countries
All-time high
24.8%
in 2018
All-time low
16.4%
in 2021
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Russia, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Russia recorded 16.4% for lake water quality turbidity in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 32.1% over five years.
Russia ranks 67th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lake water quality turbidity in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.1% | — |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -0.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 16.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.3%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Russia's 16.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.7%, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.2% | 20.7% | 24.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More environment data for Russia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.5 % 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 -1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5219 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Russia?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Russia was 16.4% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2021.
- How does Russia rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Russia ranks 67th out of 143 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Russia 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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