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Kazakhstan

Location

  • Geographical region: Central Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Central and Southern Asia
  • Land Locked Developing Countries

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 2,699,700 km(2023)
  • Land use by sector: 79% agriculture, 1% forest and 20% other (2023)

People

  • Total population: 20,592,571 people (2024)
  • Population density: 7 people per km2 (2022)  
  • Urbanisation: 62% lives in urban areas and 38% lives in rural areas (2024) 

Economy

  • Total GDP: 740,796,393,998 USD per year (2024)
  • GDP per capita: 35,974 USD per year (2024)
  • Value added by sector: 4% from agriculture, 58% from services and 32% from industry (2024)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Republic Of Korea

  • Drinking water

    99 % of the population in Republic Of Korea uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2024)
  • Sanitation

    99 % of the population in Republic Of Korea uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2024)
  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Republic Of Korea has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2024)
  • Wastewater

    99 % of domestic wastewater in Republic Of Korea is safely treated (2024), and ---% of industrial wastewater receives some treatment (---) (SDG indicator 6.3.1)
  • Water quality

    94 % of monitored water bodies in Republic Of Korea has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    58 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Republic Of Korea (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2022)
  • Water stress

    85 % of the renewable water resources in Republic Of Korea is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2022)
  • Water management

    81 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Republic Of Korea (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    0 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    2.7 % is the increase in permanent surface water in Republic Of Korea in 2022, compared to baseline period 2000-2019 (SDG indicator 6.6.1)
  • Cooperation

    n/a is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Republic Of Korea 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 Republic Of Korea (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Kazakhstan, by service level and location (2024)

Sanitation and hygiene

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

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Kazakhstan, by service level and location (2024)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Kazakhstan, by service level and location (2024)

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Kazakhstan, by source (2021-2022)

Change in 6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Kazakhstan, between 2022 and 2024, compared to other countries (and areas) in Central Asia

Domestic wastewater flow generated, delivered to treatment, and safely treated in Kazakhstan, by sanitation facility (2024) 

Of the total domestic wastewater flow generated in Kazakhstan, 37% comes from sewers, 8.7% from septic tanks and 54% 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 Kazakhstan (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Republic of Korea, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,274 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 1,367 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 595 m3 per capita (2005)

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 Republic of Korea, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Republic of Korea, 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 Republic of Korea, 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 Kazakhstan, 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 Kazakhstan, 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 Republic Of Korea, by funding source

Community participation

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

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