United States of America
Location
- Geographical region: Northern America, Americas
- SDG region: SDG Europe and Northern America
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 9,147,420 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 44% agriculture, 34% forest and 22% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 333,287,557 people (2022)
- Population density: 36 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 82% lives in urban areas and 17% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 19,863,485,369,759 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 59,599 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 1% from agriculture, 77% from services and 18% from industry (2019 - 2021)
SDG 6 snapshot in United States Of America
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in United States Of America, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in United States Of America, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in United States Of America, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in United States Of America, 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 States Of America, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in United States Of America (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in United States Of America, by source (2015 - 2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in United States Of America (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in United States Of America, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 715 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 9,459 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 1,369 m3 per capita (2015)
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 States Of America, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in United States Of America, 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 States Of America, 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 States Of America, 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 States Of America, 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)