Uruguay
Location
- Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
- SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 175,020 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 80% agriculture, 12% forest and 8% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 3,422,794 people (2022)
- Population density: 20 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 97% lives in urban areas and 5% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 75,061,787,660 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 21,930 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 7% from agriculture, 63% from services and 18% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Uruguay
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Uruguay, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Uruguay, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Uruguay, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Uruguay, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Uruguay, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Uruguay (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Uruguay, by source (2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Uruguay (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Uruguay, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,300 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 49,812 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 1,100 m3 per capita (2000)
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 Uruguay, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay, 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 Uruguay, 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 Uruguay, 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)