New Caledonia
Location
- Geographical region: Melanesia, Oceania
- SDG region: SDG Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
- Small Island Developing States
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 18,280 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 10% agriculture, 46% forest and 44% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 276,780 people (2022)
- Population density: 15 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 70% lives in urban areas and 28% 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 (2017 - 2019)
SDG 6 snapshot in New Caledonia
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in New Caledonia, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in New Caledonia, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in New Caledonia, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in New Caledonia, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in New Caledonia, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in New Caledonia (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in New Caledonia, by source (2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in New Caledonia (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in New Caledonia, 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 New Caledonia, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in New Caledonia, 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 New Caledonia, 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 New Caledonia, 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 New Caledonia, 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)