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Faroe Islands

Location

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

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 1,366 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 2% agriculture, 0% forest and 98% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 53,090 people (2022)
  • Population density: 35 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 39% lives in urban areas and 53% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 0 USD per year ()
  • GDP per capita: 0 USD per year ()
  • Value added by sector: 0% from agriculture, 0% from services and 0% from industry (2019 - 2021)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Faroe Islands

  • Drinking water

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

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

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

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Faroe Islands is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Faroe Islands 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 Faroe Islands (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    --- % of the renewable water resources in Faroe Islands is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)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 Faroe Islands (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 Faroe Islands 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 Faroe Islands 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 Faroe Islands (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Faroe Islands, by service level and location

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Faroe Islands, by service level and location

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Faroe Islands, 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 Faroe Islands, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Faroe Islands, 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 Faroe Islands, 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 Faroe Islands, 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 Faroe Islands, 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 Faroe Islands, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Faroe Islands

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