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Côte d'Ivoire

Location

  • Geographical region: Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
  • SDG region: SDG Sub-Saharan Africa

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 318,000 km(2022)
  • Land use by sector: 84% agriculture, 8% forest and 8% other (2022)

People

  • Total population: 31,165,654 people (2023)
  • Population density: 96 people per km2 (2022)  
  • Urbanisation: 53% lives in urban areas and 47% lives in rural areas (2023)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 202,119,109,831 USD per year (2023)
  • GDP per capita: 6,485 USD per year (2023)
  • Value added by sector: 14% from agriculture, 55% from services and 24% from industry (2023)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Côte D'Ivoire

  • Drinking water

    44 % of the population in Côte D'Ivoire uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    17 % of the population in Côte D'Ivoire uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    22 % of the population in Côte D'Ivoire has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    17 % of domestic wastewater in Côte D'Ivoire is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    77 % of monitored water bodies in Côte D'Ivoire has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    41 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Côte D'Ivoire (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    5 % of the renewable water resources in Côte D'Ivoire is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    49 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Côte D'Ivoire (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    25 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    20 % of the water basins in Côte D'Ivoire is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    26 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Côte D'Ivoire in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Côte D'Ivoire (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Côte D'Ivoire, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Côte D'Ivoire, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Côte D'Ivoire, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Côte D'Ivoire, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Côte D'Ivoire, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Côte D'Ivoire (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Côte D'Ivoire, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Côte D'Ivoire (2020-2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Côte D'Ivoire, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,348 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 3,463 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 48 m3 per capita (2014)

Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Côte D'Ivoire, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Côte D'Ivoire, by sector (2020)

Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Côte D'Ivoire, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Côte D'Ivoire, progress over time, by dimension

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Côte D'Ivoire, progress over time, by component

Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)

International cooperation and capacity-building

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Côte D'Ivoire, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Côte D'Ivoire in 2022, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Côte D'Ivoire, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Côte D'Ivoire (2014-2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Côte D'Ivoire, progress over time, by sub-sector