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

· higher is better · 127 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. 1Sudan100
  2. 1Singapore100
  3. 1South Sudan100
  4. 1Samoa100
  5. 1Russian Federation100
  6. 1Burundi100
  7. 1United Arab Emirates100
  8. 1Fiji100
  9. 1Norway100
  10. 2Montenegro95.4
  11. 3Korea, Rep.93.6
  12. 4Gabon93.6
  13. 5Georgia92
  14. 6Croatia90.9
  15. 7Madagascar90.7
  16. 8Benin89.4
  17. 9Cabo Verde89
  18. 10Tanzania88.9
  19. 11China88.5
  20. 12Dominican Republic88.2
  21. 13Canada88
  22. 14Trinidad and Tobago87.5
  23. 15Marshall Islands87
  24. 16Slovenia86.8
  25. 17Zambia85.7
  26. 18France85.3
  27. 19Tunisia84.9
  28. 20Uganda84.1
  29. 21Botswana83.8
  30. 22Australia83.8
  31. 22Latvia83.8
  32. 23Ghana83
  33. 24Austria82.3
  34. 25St. Kitts and Nevis82
  35. 26Uruguay81.8
  36. 27Zimbabwe81
  37. 28Guinea80.9
  38. 29Liechtenstein80.2
  39. 30Lao PDR80
  40. 31Switzerland79.4
  41. 32Morocco79.2
  42. 33Belize79
  43. 34Turkiye78.5
  44. 35Rwanda77.8
  45. 36Cote d'Ivoire76.9
  46. 37Germany76.7
  47. 38Malawi75.3
  48. 38Angola75.3
  49. 39Panama75.2
  50. 40Turkmenistan75.1
  51. 41Cyprus75
  52. 42Oman74
  53. 43Chile73.1
  54. 44Ethiopia72.7
  55. 45North Macedonia72.2
  56. 46Paraguay71.6
  57. 47South Africa70.7
  58. 48Sierra Leone70
  59. 48Mali70
  60. 48Eswatini70
  61. 49Belarus69.2
  62. 50Brazil68.2
  63. 51Andorra68
  64. 52Guyana67.8
  65. 53Poland67.6
  66. 54Congo, Dem. Rep.66
  67. 55Lesotho64.7
  68. 55Bahamas, The64.7
  69. 56Costa Rica63.9
  70. 57Namibia63
  71. 58Jamaica63
  72. 59Argentina62.2
  73. 60Slovak Republic61.4
  74. 61Finland59.7
  75. 62Ireland58.2
  76. 63Gambia, The58
  77. 64New Zealand57.9
  78. 65Iraq57.1
  79. 65Japan57.1
  80. 66Mexico56.9
  81. 67Azerbaijan56.6
  82. 68Bolivia55.6
  83. 69Portugal52.9
  84. 70Colombia52.6
  85. 71Moldova51.1
  86. 72El Salvador51
  87. 73Romania50.9
  88. 74Serbia50.8
  89. 75Nigeria50.8
  90. 76Italy50.7
  91. 77Liberia50
  92. 77Iceland50
  93. 77Qatar50
  94. 78Kazakhstan48.9
  95. 79Sweden48.4
  96. 80Senegal44.4
  97. 81United States42
  98. 82Cameroon40
  99. 82Israel40
  100. 83Albania39.1
  101. 84Yemen, Rep.37.8
  102. 85Peru37.4
  103. 86Kenya37.1
  104. 87Thailand36.8
  105. 88Hungary33.3
  106. 89United Kingdom32.9
  107. 90Bulgaria32.7
  108. 91Bosnia and Herzegovina30.6
  109. 92Denmark29.3
  110. 93Lebanon29.1
  111. 94Belgium26.3
  112. 95Lithuania22.4
  113. 96Spain21.6
  114. 97Greece20.4
  115. 98Estonia18.5
  116. 99Czechia15.5
  117. 100Netherlands12.7
  118. 101India10
  119. 102Burkina Faso9
  120. 103Malta6.7
  121. 104Indonesia5
  122. 105Bahrain4.5
  123. 106Luxembourg0
  124. 106Antigua and Barbuda0

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