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Germany

Location

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

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 349,390 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 48% agriculture, 33% forest and 19% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 84,079,811 people (2022)
  • Population density: 238 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 77% lives in urban areas and 22% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 4,276,401,015,885 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 50,861 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 1% from agriculture, 63% from services and 27% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Germany

  • Drinking water

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

    97 % of the population in Germany uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

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

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

    39 % of monitored water bodies in Germany has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2017)
  • Efficiency

    108 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Germany (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    34 % of the renewable water resources in Germany is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    89 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Germany (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

    0 % of the water basins in Germany 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 Germany 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 Germany (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Germany, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 700 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 1,875 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 308 m3 per capita (2013)

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

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Germany, 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 Germany, 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 Germany, 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 Germany, 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 Germany, by funding source

Community participation

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

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