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Australia and New Zealand

Countries (and areas) in the region

Australia, New Zealand

Land

  • Total area: --- 
  • Land area: 7,955,330 km2 (2020) 
  • Land use by sector: 46% agriculture, 18% forest and 36% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 31,103,035 people (2022)
  • Population density: 11 people per km2 (2020)
  • Urbanisation: 85 % lives in urban areas and 14 % lives in rural areas (2020)

Economy

  • Total GDP: 1,468,193,754,102 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 47,204 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 3% from agriculture, 66% from services and 27% from industry (2018 - 2022)
The above data are estimates based on the latest available data for all countries (and areas) in the region. The estimates are not adjusted for potentially missing or outdated country (and area) data.
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SDG 6 snapshot Australia and New Zealand

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Australia and New Zealand uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)

  • Sanitation

    96 % of the population in Australia and New Zealand uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)

  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Australia and New Zealand has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)

  • Wastewater

    92 % of domestic wastewater in Australia and New Zealand is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)

  • Water quality

    81 % of monitored water bodies in Australia and New Zealand has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)

  • Efficiency

    69 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Australia and New Zealand (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)

  • Water stress

    6 % of the renewable water resources in Australia and New Zealand is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)

  • Water management

    74 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Australia and New Zealand (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

    20 % of the water basins in Australia and New Zealand is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)

  • Cooperation

    0 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Australia and New Zealand in 2021 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)

  • Participation

    + is the average number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Australia and New Zealand (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2019)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Australia and New Zealand, progress over time

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

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Australia and New Zealand, progress over time

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated  > Domestic in Australia and New Zealand (2023)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Australia and New Zealand (2023)

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Australia and New Zealand, total and per capita

Renewable water resources, regional average: 26,638 m3 per capita (2020)
Water withdrawal, regional average: 606 m3 per capita (2020)
Renewable water resources, water withdrawal and environmental flow requirements for all reporting countries (and areas) in the region ( - 2020):    

6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Australia and New Zealand, change over time

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Australia and New Zealand, progress over time

Water-use efficiency and its components, by sector, for all reporting countries (and areas) in Australia and New Zealand (2021)

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).

Water resources management

6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Australia and New Zealand, progress over time, by dimension

Degree of IWRM implementation (0-100): 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 Australia and New Zealand, 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 Australia and New Zealand, by country (and area) and over time

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Australia and New Zealand, per capita and by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Number of countries (or areas) with clearly defined Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and with a high Level of participation by users/communities in Australia and New Zealand (2019)

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities in countries (and areas) in Australia and New Zealand (2019)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in countries (and areas) in Australia and New Zealand ()