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Greenland

Location

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

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 410,450 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 1% agriculture, 0% forest and 99% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 56,661 people (2022)
  • Population density: 0 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 87% lives in urban areas and 13% 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 Greenland

  • Drinking water

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

    0 % of the population in Greenland uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

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

    0 % of domestic wastewater in Greenland is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

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

    --- % of the renewable water resources in Greenland is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)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 Greenland (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

    32 % of the water basins in Greenland 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 Greenland 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 Greenland (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

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

Water use and scarcity

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

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

Community participation

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

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