Netherlands
Location
- Geographical region: Western Europe, Europe
- SDG region: SDG Europe and Northern America
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 33,670 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 54% agriculture, 11% forest and 35% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 17,703,090 people (2022)
- Population density: 518 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 91% lives in urban areas and 8% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 947,498,750,724 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 53,522 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 2% from agriculture, 70% from services and 19% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Netherlands
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Netherlands, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Netherlands, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Netherlands, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Netherlands, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Netherlands, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Netherlands (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Netherlands, by source (2015 - 2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Netherlands (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Netherlands, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 778 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 5,342 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 524 m3 per capita (2014)
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 Netherlands, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands, 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 Netherlands, 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 Netherlands, 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)