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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Location

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

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 241,930 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 72% agriculture, 13% forest and 15% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 66,971,411 people (2022)
  • Population density: 278 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 84% lives in urban areas and 16% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 2,868,465,202,700 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 42,831 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 1% from agriculture, 73% from services and 18% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland

  • Drinking water

    100 % of the population in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    98 % of the population in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    97 % of domestic wastewater in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    33 % of monitored water bodies in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    321 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    14 % of the renewable water resources in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    79 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    0 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    65 % of the water basins in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland 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 United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland 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 United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, by source (2015 - 2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,220 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 2,221 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 127 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 United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, progress over time, by sub-sector