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Viet Nam

Location

  • Geographical region: South-eastern Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Eastern and South-Eastern Asia

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 313,429 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 39% agriculture, 47% forest and 14% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 98,186,856 people (2022)
  • Population density: 314 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 37% lives in urban areas and 62% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 798,208,684,067 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 8,129 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 13% from agriculture, 42% from services and 38% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Viet Nam

  • Drinking water

    58 % of the population in Viet Nam uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    44 % of the population in Viet Nam uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    89 % of the population in Viet Nam has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    40 % of domestic wastewater in Viet Nam is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    18 % of the renewable water resources in Viet Nam is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    56 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Viet Nam (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

    40 % of the water basins in Viet Nam is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    354 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Viet Nam, by source (2015 - 2022)

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Viet Nam, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,821 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 9,254 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 955 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 Viet Nam, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Viet Nam, 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 Viet Nam, 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 Viet Nam, 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 Viet Nam, 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 Viet Nam, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam, by funding source

Community participation

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

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in Viet Nam, progress over time, by sub-sector