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Antigua and Barbuda

Location

  • Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
  • SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Small Island Developing States

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 440 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 20% agriculture, 18% forest and 62% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 93,763 people (2022)
  • Population density: 223 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 26% lives in urban areas and 79% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 1,693,498,508 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 18,061 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 2% from agriculture, 65% from services and 21% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Antigua And Barbuda

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Antigua And Barbuda uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Antigua And Barbuda uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

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

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Antigua And Barbuda is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    0 % of monitored water bodies in Antigua And Barbuda has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    99 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Antigua And Barbuda (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    8 % of the renewable water resources in Antigua And Barbuda is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    38 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Antigua And Barbuda (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

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

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

    1 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Antigua And Barbuda in 2021 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Antigua And Barbuda (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2019)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Antigua And Barbuda, progress over time

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

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Antigua And Barbuda, progress over time

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Antigua And Barbuda, by source (2022)

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Antigua And Barbuda, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,030 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 510 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 119 m3 per capita (2012)

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 Antigua And Barbuda, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Antigua And Barbuda, 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 Antigua And Barbuda, 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 Antigua And Barbuda, 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 Antigua And Barbuda, 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 Antigua And Barbuda, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Antigua And Barbuda in @year, 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 Antigua And Barbuda, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Antigua And Barbuda (2019)

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