New Zealand
Location
- Geographical region: Australia and New Zealand, Oceania
- SDG region: SDG Australia and New Zealand
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 263,310 km2 (2022)
- Land use by sector: 37% agriculture, 38% forest and 25% other (2022)
People
- Total population: 5,223,100 people (2023)
- Population density: 19 people per km2 (2022)
- Urbanisation: 87% lives in urban areas and 13% lives in rural areas (2023)
Economy
- Total GDP: 253,647,863,004 USD per year (2023)
- GDP per capita: 48,563 USD per year (2023)
- Value added by sector: 6% from agriculture, 67% from services and 19% from industry (2021)
SDG 6 snapshot in New Zealand
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Australia and New Zealand, progress over time
Figure 1 introduction
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Australia and New Zealand, by service level and location (2022)
Figure 2 introduction
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Australia and New Zealand, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Australia and New Zealand, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Australia and New Zealand, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in New Zealand, by source (2024)
Change in 6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in New Zealand, between 2022 and 2024, compared to other countries (and areas) in Australia and New Zealand
Domestic wastewater flow generated, delivered to treatment, and safely treated in New Zealand, by sanitation facility (2024)
Of the total domestic wastewater flow generated in New Zealand, 84% comes from sewers, 16% from septic tanks and 0% from other sanitation facilities. The below chart shows how much of the generated flow from each sanitation facility type that is delivered to treatment and then safely treated.
6.3.2 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in New Zealand (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in New Zealand, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,732 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 69,486 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 1,164 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 New Zealand, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand, 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 Zealand, 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 Zealand, 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)