Lake water quality turbidity in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Lake water quality turbidity was 20.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
20.9%
Change on year
up 23.5%
Rank
4th
of 30 groups
All-time high
22.0%
in 2018
All-time low
16.9%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Southern Asia, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lake water quality turbidity in Southern Asia is 20.9%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 23.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over five years.
Southern Asia ranks 4th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.1% | 22.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 16.9% | 20.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Southern Asia?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Southern Asia was 20.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2020.
- How does Southern Asia rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Southern Asia ranks 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2021.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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