Lake water quality turbidity in Spain
Spain: Lake water quality turbidity was 24.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
24.7%
Change on year
up 22.2%
World rank
30th
of 144 countries
All-time high
24.7%
in 2021
All-time low
16.0%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Spain, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lake water quality turbidity in Spain is 24.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.2% on the previous year and up 48.8% over five years.
Spain ranks 30th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lake water quality turbidity in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.6% | — |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +22.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 24.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.3%, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Spain's 24.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.7%, 1.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.0% | 16.0% | 18.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 20.2% | 24.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 27 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 26.6% compare
- 28 Paraguay 26.2% compare
- 29 Norway 25.7% compare
- 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.3% compare
- 31 United Kingdom 24.3% compare
- 33 Syrian Arab Republic 24.1% compare
- 33 Syria 24.1% compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Spain?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Spain was 24.7% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2018.
- How does Spain rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Spain ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Spain 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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