United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Location
- Geographical region: Northern Europe, Europe
- SDG region: SDG Europe and Northern America
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 241,930 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 71% agriculture, 13% forest and 16% other (2020 - 2021)
People
- Total population: 66,971,395 people (2022)
- Population density: 278 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 84% lives in urban areas and 16% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 2,868,465,202,700 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 42,831 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 1% from agriculture, 73% from services and 18% from industry (2020 - 2023)
SDG 6 snapshot in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, by source (2024)
Change in 6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, between 2022 and 2024, compared to other countries (and areas) in Northern Europe
Domestic wastewater flow generated, delivered to treatment, and safely treated in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, by sanitation facility (2024)
Of the total domestic wastewater flow generated in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 97% comes from sewers, 2.5% from septic tanks and 0.17% 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 United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,220 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 2,221 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 127 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 United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland, 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)