Lake water quality turbidity in Western Africa
Western Africa: Lake water quality turbidity was 19.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
19.3%
Change on year
up 23.8%
Rank
8th
of 30 groups
All-time high
19.3%
in 2021
All-time low
13.0%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2017–2021
Lake water quality turbidity in Western Africa, 2017–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 19.3% for lake water quality turbidity in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.8% on the previous year and up 21.9% over five years.
Western Africa ranks 8th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.0% | 16.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 15.6% | 19.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lake water quality turbidity in Western Africa?
- Lake water quality turbidity in Western Africa was 19.3% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lake water quality turbidity recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2019.
- How does Western Africa rank for lake water quality turbidity?
- Western Africa ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2021.
- Where does this Western Africa 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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