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Gibraltar

Location

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

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 10 km2 (2020)
  • Land use by sector: 0% agriculture, 0% forest and 100% other ()

People

  • Total population: 32,649 people (2022)
  • Population density: 3369 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 103% lives in urban areas and 0% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 0 USD per year ()
  • GDP per capita: 0 USD per year ()
  • Value added by sector: 0% from agriculture, 0% from services and 0% from industry ()
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SDG 6 snapshot in Gibraltar

  • Drinking water

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

  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Gibraltar uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)

  • Hygiene

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

  • Wastewater

    100 % of domestic wastewater in Gibraltar is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2020)

  • Water quality

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

  • Efficiency

    --- $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Gibraltar (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)

  • Water stress

    --- % of the renewable water resources in Gibraltar is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)

  • Water management

    --- % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Gibraltar (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 

  • Transboundary

    n/a of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)

  • Ecosystems

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

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Gibraltar, by source (2022)

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Gibraltar, total and per capita

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

Renewable water resources: m3 per capita ()

Water withdrawal: m3 per capita ()

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

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Gibraltar, by sector

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 Gibraltar, 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 Gibraltar, 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 Gibraltar, 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 Gibraltar, by funding source

Community participation

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

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