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Proportion of open water bodies with good ambient water quality (%)

· higher is better · 84 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2023

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  1. 1Iceland100
  2. 1United Arab Emirates100
  3. 1Burundi100
  4. 1Benin100
  5. 1Bulgaria100
  6. 1Bosnia and Herzegovina100
  7. 1Botswana100
  8. 1Dominican Republic100
  9. 1Gabon100
  10. 1Croatia100
  11. 1Liberia100
  12. 1Montenegro100
  13. 1Malawi100
  14. 1Norway100
  15. 1Panama100
  16. 1Russian Federation100
  17. 1Rwanda100
  18. 1Singapore100
  19. 1South Sudan100
  20. 1Tanzania100
  21. 1Uganda100
  22. 1Samoa100
  23. 2Belarus95
  24. 3Madagascar94.6
  25. 4Korea, Rep.92.5
  26. 5Finland91.5
  27. 6Austria90.3
  28. 7Cyprus87.5
  29. 8Morocco85.9
  30. 9Cote d'Ivoire85.7
  31. 10Lao PDR80
  32. 11Uruguay78.5
  33. 12China73.8
  34. 13Turkiye71
  35. 14Brazil70.6
  36. 15Ireland69
  37. 16Latvia68
  38. 17Greece66.7
  39. 17Paraguay66.7
  40. 18France66.2
  41. 19Turkmenistan66
  42. 20Nigeria65.1
  43. 21Poland63.3
  44. 22Mexico56.9
  45. 23Moldova56
  46. 24Azerbaijan53.3
  47. 25Sweden53
  48. 26Japan50
  49. 26Ethiopia50
  50. 26Kenya50
  51. 27New Zealand49.6
  52. 28South Africa47
  53. 29United States45.6
  54. 30Hungary41
  55. 31Italy36.9
  56. 32United Kingdom32
  57. 33Slovenia30
  58. 34Lithuania28.2
  59. 35Thailand25
  60. 36Peru23.5
  61. 37Iraq23.1
  62. 38Lebanon20
  63. 39Netherlands11.7
  64. 40Estonia4.6
  65. 41Spain3.7
  66. 42Albania0
  67. 42Romania0
  68. 42Israel0
  69. 42Serbia0
  70. 42Mali0
  71. 42Burkina Faso0
  72. 42Belgium0
  73. 42Antigua and Barbuda0
  74. 42Zambia0

Proportion of open water bodies with good ambient water quality (%)