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Ukraine

Location

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

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 579,400 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 71% agriculture, 17% forest and 12% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 38,000,000 people (2022)
  • Population density: 76 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 81% lives in urban areas and 35% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 516,637,606,833 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 13,596 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 11% from agriculture, 56% from services and 19% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Ukraine

  • Drinking water

    88 % of the population in Ukraine uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    72 % of the population in Ukraine uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

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

    50 % of domestic wastewater in Ukraine is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Ukraine has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    8 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Ukraine (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    12 % of the renewable water resources in Ukraine is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    39 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Ukraine (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    27 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    1 % of the water basins in Ukraine is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    25 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Ukraine 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 Ukraine (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Ukraine, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 565 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 3,964 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 223 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 Ukraine, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

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

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Ukraine 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 Ukraine, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Ukraine (2021)

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