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Denmark

Location

  • Geographical region: Northern Europe, Europe
  • SDG region: SDG Europe and Northern America

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 40,000 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 66% agriculture, 16% forest and 18% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 5,903,037 people (2022)
  • Population density: 146 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 87% lives in urban areas and 12% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 325,508,443,702 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 55,143 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 1% from agriculture, 65% from services and 21% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Denmark

  • Drinking water

    100 % of the population in Denmark uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    99 % of the population in Denmark uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

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

    99 % of domestic wastewater in Denmark is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    53 % of monitored water bodies in Denmark has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2020)
  • Efficiency

    288 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Denmark (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    26 % of the renewable water resources in Denmark is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    95 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Denmark (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    100 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
  • Ecosystems

    14 % of the water basins in Denmark is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    n/a is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Denmark 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 Denmark (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Denmark, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 703 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 1,046 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 116 m3 per capita (2012)

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

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

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Denmark, by funding source

Community participation

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

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