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Liechtenstein

Location

  • Geographical region: Western Europe, Europe
  • SDG region: SDG Europe and Northern America

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 160 km2 (2020)
  • Land use by sector: 32% agriculture, 42% forest and 26% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 39,327 people (2022)
  • Population density: 238 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 14% lives in urban areas and 83% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 0 USD per year ()
  • GDP per capita: 0 USD per year ()
  • Value added by sector: 0% from agriculture, 0% from services and 0% from industry (2018 - 2020)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Liechtenstein

  • Drinking water

    100 % of the population in Liechtenstein uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)

  • Sanitation

    96 % of the population in Liechtenstein uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)

  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Liechtenstein has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)

  • Wastewater

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Liechtenstein is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)

  • Water quality

    80 % of monitored water bodies in Liechtenstein has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)

  • Efficiency

    --- $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Liechtenstein (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)

  • Water stress

    --- % of the renewable water resources in Liechtenstein is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)

  • Water management

    73 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Liechtenstein (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 

  • Transboundary

    100 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)

  • Ecosystems

    0 % of the water basins in Liechtenstein is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)

  • Cooperation

    n/a is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Liechtenstein, progress over time

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

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Liechtenstein, progress over time

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Liechtenstein, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Liechtenstein (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Liechtenstein, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: (mm/year) ()

Renewable water resources: m3 per capita ()

Water withdrawal: m3 per capita ()

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 Liechtenstein, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Liechtenstein, 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 Liechtenstein, 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 Liechtenstein, 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 Liechtenstein, 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

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Liechtenstein, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Liechtenstein

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Liechtenstein, progress over time, by sub-sector