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China

Location

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

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 9,424,703 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 56% agriculture, 23% forest and 21% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 1,412,175,000 people (2022)
  • Population density: 150 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 61% lives in urban areas and 39% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 23,020,463,487,123 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 16,301 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 7% from agriculture, 55% from services and 40% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in China

  • Drinking water

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

    67 % of the population in China uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    97 % of the population in China has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    62 % of domestic wastewater in China is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    89 % of monitored water bodies in China has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    31 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in China (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    42 % of the renewable water resources in China is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    81 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in China (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

    37 % of the water basins in China is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

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

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in China, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 645 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 1,971 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 415 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 China, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in China, 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 China, 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 China, 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 China, 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 China, over time

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

Community participation

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

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