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Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Location

  • Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
  • SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Land Locked Developing Countries

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 1,083,300 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 35% agriculture, 47% forest and 18% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 12,224,110 people (2022)
  • Population density: 11 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 67% lives in urban areas and 29% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 91,576,909,124 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 7,491 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 13% from agriculture, 53% from services and 26% from industry (2020 - 2021)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of)

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    27 % of the population in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    58 % of domestic wastewater in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2020)
  • Water quality

    56 % of monitored water bodies in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    13 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    1 % of the renewable water resources in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    55 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    95 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    16 % of the water basins in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    123 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) 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 Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of), progress over time

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

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of), progress over time

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of), by source (2022)

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of), total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,146 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 51,936 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 204 m3 per capita (2009)

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 Bolivia (Plurinational State Of), change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of), 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 Bolivia (Plurinational State Of), 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 Bolivia (Plurinational State Of), 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 Bolivia (Plurinational State Of), 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 Bolivia (Plurinational State Of), over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) 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 Bolivia (Plurinational State Of), by funding source

Community participation

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

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Bolivia (Plurinational State Of), progress over time, by sub-sector