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Norway

Location

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

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 364,285 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 3% agriculture, 33% forest and 64% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 5,457,127 people (2022)
  • Population density: 15 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 82% lives in urban areas and 17% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 341,854,881,689 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 62,644 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 2% from agriculture, 60% from services and 49% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Norway

  • Drinking water

    99 % of the population in Norway uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    78 % of the population in Norway uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

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

    76 % of domestic wastewater in Norway is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    100 % of monitored water bodies in Norway has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    140 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Norway (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    2 % of the renewable water resources in Norway is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    71 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Norway (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    89 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    41 % of the water basins in Norway 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 Norway 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 Norway (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Norway, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,414 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 74,081 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 641 m3 per capita (2007)

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

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

Community participation

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

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