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Algeria

Location

  • Geographical region: Northern Africa, Africa
  • SDG region: SDG Northern Africa and Western Asia

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 2,381,741 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 17% agriculture, 1% forest and 82% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 89,081,194 people (2021 - 2022)
  • Population density: 18 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 36% lives in urban areas and 13% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 470,757,721,343 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 5,285 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 13% from agriculture, 49% from services and 42% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Algeria

  • Drinking water

    71 % of the population in Algeria uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    62 % of the population in Algeria uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    85 % of the population in Algeria has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    76 % of domestic wastewater in Algeria is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Algeria has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2020)
  • Efficiency

    14 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Algeria (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    138 % of the renewable water resources in Algeria is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    54 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Algeria (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    58 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
  • Ecosystems

    11 % of the water basins in Algeria 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 Algeria in 2021 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    --- is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Algeria (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Algeria (2017-2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Algeria, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 89 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 282 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 242 m3 per capita (2016)

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 Algeria, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

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

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Algeria in 2021, 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 Algeria, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Algeria

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