In 2020, around 39 percent of all fresh water bodies in Wales reached at least a good ecological status, Furthermore, Welsh lakes were the water bodies most affected by pollution that year, with only 19 percent of them registering at least a good status.
Ecological status of the surface water bodies in Wales in 2020, by type
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Joint Nature Conservation Committee. (November 14, 2023). Ecological status of the surface water bodies in Wales in 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467037/surface-water-bodies-good-ecological-status-wales-by-type/
Joint Nature Conservation Committee. "Ecological status of the surface water bodies in Wales in 2020, by type." Chart. November 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467037/surface-water-bodies-good-ecological-status-wales-by-type/
Joint Nature Conservation Committee. (2023). Ecological status of the surface water bodies in Wales in 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467037/surface-water-bodies-good-ecological-status-wales-by-type/
Joint Nature Conservation Committee. "Ecological Status of The Surface Water Bodies in Wales in 2020, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467037/surface-water-bodies-good-ecological-status-wales-by-type/
Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Ecological status of the surface water bodies in Wales in 2020, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467037/surface-water-bodies-good-ecological-status-wales-by-type/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Ecological status of the surface water bodies in Wales in 2020, by type [Graph], Joint Nature Conservation Committee, November 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467037/surface-water-bodies-good-ecological-status-wales-by-type/