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State of Palestine

Location

  • Geographical region: Western Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Northern Africa and Western Asia

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 12,040 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 25% agriculture, 1% forest and 74% other (2016 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 10,087,224 people (2022)
  • Population density: 798 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 73% lives in urban areas and 22% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 51,818,354,647 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 5,137 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 4% from agriculture, 31% from services and 9% from industry (2019 - 2021)
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SDG 6 snapshot in State Of Palestine

  • Drinking water

    80 % of the population in State Of Palestine uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    70 % of the population in State Of Palestine uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    95 % of the population in State Of Palestine has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    48 % of domestic wastewater in State Of Palestine is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2020)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in State Of Palestine has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    29 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in State Of Palestine (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    48 % of the renewable water resources in State Of Palestine is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    41 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in State Of Palestine (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

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

    --- % of the water basins in State Of Palestine 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 State Of Palestine 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 State Of Palestine (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in State Of Palestine, progress over time

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

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in State Of Palestine, progress over time

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in State Of Palestine (2020-2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in State Of Palestine, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 402 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 170 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 74 m3 per capita (2016)

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 State Of Palestine, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in State Of Palestine, 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 State Of Palestine, 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 State Of Palestine, 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 State Of Palestine, 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 State Of Palestine, by funding source

Community participation

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

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