Lake water quality turbidity in Senegal
Senegal: Lake water quality turbidity was 22.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
22.0%
Change on year
up 47.8%
World rank
47th
of 144 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2021
All-time low
5.0%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Senegal, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 22.0% for lake water quality turbidity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.8% on the previous year and up 72.3% over five years.
That places Senegal 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lake water quality turbidity in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +65.9% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -76.3% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | +196.5% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | +47.8% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 22.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 22.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.6%, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.0% | 5.0% | 21.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 14.9% | 22.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 -0.1647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Senegal?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Senegal was 22.0% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Senegal ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Senegal 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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