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Portugal

Location

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

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 91,606 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 39% agriculture, 36% forest and 25% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 10,379,007 people (2022)
  • Population density: 112 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 66% lives in urban areas and 33% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 329,112,988,788 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 31,709 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 2% from agriculture, 66% from services and 19% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Portugal

  • Drinking water

    95 % of the population in Portugal uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    93 % of the population in Portugal uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

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

    88 % of domestic wastewater in Portugal is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    53 % of monitored water bodies in Portugal has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    30 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Portugal (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    12 % of the renewable water resources in Portugal is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    76 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Portugal (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    100 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    8 % of the water basins in Portugal 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 Portugal 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 Portugal (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Portugal, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 854 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 7,493 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 861 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 Portugal, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

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

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Portugal

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