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Eastern and South-Eastern Asia

Countries (and areas) in the region

Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China, Macao Special Administrative Region, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam

Land

  • Total area: --- 
  • Land area: 15,975,209 km2 (2020) 
  • Land use by sector: 49% agriculture, 30% forest and 21% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 2,307,223,554 people (2022)
  • Population density: 2087 people per km2 (2020)
  • Urbanisation: 60 % lives in urban areas and 39 % lives in rural areas (1992 - 2020)

Economy

  • Total GDP: 38,591,822,666,980 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 16,727 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 7% from agriculture, 56% from services and 37% from industry (2019 - 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 The estimates are not adjusted for potentially missing or outdated country (and area) data.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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia

  • Drinking water

    79 % of the population in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    64 % of the population in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    93 % of the population in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    63 % of domestic wastewater in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    82 % of monitored water bodies in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    23 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    30 % of the renewable water resources in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    66 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (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

    30 % of the water basins in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    1057 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Eastern and South-Eastern Asia in 2022 (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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, progress over time

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

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, progress over time

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated  > Domestic in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (2023)

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (2023)

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, total and per capita

Renewable water resources, regional average: 4,303 m3 per capita (2020)
Water withdrawal, regional average: 522 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, change over time

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, progress over time

Water-use efficiency and its components, by sector, for all reporting countries (and areas) in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, by country (and area) and over time

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (2017-2021)

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities in countries (and areas) in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (2017-2021)

6.b.1 Level of participation by users/communities in countries (and areas) in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ()