State of Palestine
Location
- Geographical region: Western Asia, Asia
- SDG region: SDG Northern Africa and Western Asia
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 12,040 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 25% agriculture, 1% forest and 74% other (2016 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 10,087,224 people (2022)
- Population density: 798 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 73% lives in urban areas and 22% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 51,818,354,647 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 5,137 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 4% from agriculture, 31% from services and 9% from industry (2019 - 2021)
SDG 6 snapshot in State Of Palestine
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in State Of Palestine, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in State Of Palestine, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in State Of Palestine, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in State Of Palestine, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in State Of Palestine, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in State Of Palestine (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in State Of Palestine, by source (2015 - 2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in State Of Palestine (2017-2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in State Of Palestine, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 402 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 170 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 74 m3 per capita (2016)
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 State Of Palestine, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in State Of Palestine, 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 State Of Palestine, 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 State Of Palestine, 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 State Of Palestine, 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)