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Montenegro

Location

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

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 13,450 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 19% agriculture, 61% forest and 20% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 616,159 people (2022)
  • Population density: 46 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 68% lives in urban areas and 33% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 11,344,394,879 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 18,411 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 6% from agriculture, 58% from services and 13% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Montenegro

  • Drinking water

    85 % of the population in Montenegro uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    57 % of the population in Montenegro uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    99 % of the population in Montenegro has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    55 % of domestic wastewater in Montenegro is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    95 % of monitored water bodies in Montenegro has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    21 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Montenegro (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    --- % of the renewable water resources in Montenegro is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)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

    35 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Montenegro (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    67 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    20 % of the water basins in Montenegro is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    16 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Montenegro 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 Montenegro (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Montenegro, by source (2015 - 2022)

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Montenegro, total and per capita

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

Renewable water resources: m3 per capita ()

Water withdrawal: 257 m3 per capita (2010)

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 Montenegro, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Montenegro, 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 Montenegro, 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 Montenegro, 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 Montenegro, 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 Montenegro, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Montenegro 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 Montenegro, by funding source

Community participation

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

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