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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Location

  • Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
  • SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 882,050 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 24% agriculture, 52% forest and 24% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 28,301,696 people (2022)
  • Population density: 32 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 89% lives in urban areas and 12% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 514,714,815,230 USD per year (2014)
  • GDP per capita: 18,187 USD per year (2014)
  • Value added by sector: 5% from agriculture, 52% from services and 37% from industry (2014)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of)

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of) uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    27 % of the population in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of) uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

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

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of) is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

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

    4 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of) (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    8 % of the renewable water resources in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of) is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

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

    4 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
  • Ecosystems

    16 % of the water basins in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of) is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    1 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of) 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of) (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2019)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of), progress over time

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

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of), progress over time

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of), by source (2022)

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of), total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 2,044 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 41,436 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 817 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of), change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of), 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of), 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of), 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of), 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

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of), over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of) in 2022, by sub-sector

Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of), by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic Of) (2019)

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