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China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Location

  • Geographical region: Eastern Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Eastern and South-Eastern Asia

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 1,050 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 5% agriculture, 0% forest and 95% other (2018)

People

  • Total population: 7,346,100 people (2022)
  • Population density: 7126 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 102% lives in urban areas and 0% lives in rural areas (1992 - 2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 420,132,783,958 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 57,191 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 0% from agriculture, 89% from services and 6% from industry (2020 - 2021)
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SDG 6 snapshot in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

  • Drinking water

    100 % of the population in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    97 % of the population in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    91 % of domestic wastewater in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    --- $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    --- % of the renewable water resources in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    --- % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (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 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 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 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 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 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, progress over time

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by service level and location (2022)

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, progress over time

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by service level and location (2022)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by service level and location (2022)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by source (2022)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, total and per capita

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

Renewable water resources: m3 per capita ()

Water withdrawal: m3 per capita ()

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 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by sector

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 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 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 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 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 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 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 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, progress over time, by sub-sector