Lake water quality turbidity in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Lake water quality turbidity was 18.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
18.0%
Change on year
up 7.3%
Rank
10th
of 30 groups
All-time high
18.0%
in 2021
All-time low
13.0%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Southern Europe, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 18.0% for lake water quality turbidity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 30.4% over five years.
Southern Europe ranks 10th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lake water quality turbidity in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.8% | — |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.8% | 18.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.7558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.8967 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -24.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Southern Europe?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Southern Europe was 18.0% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2018.
- How does Southern Europe rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Southern Europe ranks 10th out of 30 groups with data for 2021.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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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