Greece
Location
- Geographical region: Southern Europe, Europe
- SDG region: SDG Europe and Northern America
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 128,900 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 47% agriculture, 30% forest and 23% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 10,566,531 people (2022)
- Population density: 83 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 81% lives in urban areas and 21% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 289,692,071,878 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 27,416 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 4% from agriculture, 69% from services and 17% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Greece
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Greece, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Greece, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Greece, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Greece, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Greece, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Greece (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Greece, by source (2015 - 2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Greece (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Greece, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 652 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 6,129 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 846 m3 per capita (2007)
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 Greece, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Greece, 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 Greece, 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 Iran (Islamic Republic 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 Iran (Islamic Republic 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 Iran (Islamic Republic Of), over time
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Iran (Islamic Republic 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.