Japan
Location
- Geographical region: Eastern Asia, Asia
- SDG region: SDG Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 364,500 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 12% agriculture, 68% forest and 20% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 125,124,989 people (2022)
- Population density: 345 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 92% lives in urban areas and 8% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 5,062,661,206,962 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 40,461 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 1% from agriculture, 69% from services and 29% from industry (2019 - 2021)
SDG 6 snapshot in Japan
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Japan, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Japan, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Japan, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Japan, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Japan, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Japan (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Japan, by source (2015 - 2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Japan (2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Japan, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,668 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 3,373 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 634 m3 per capita (2009)
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 Japan, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Japan, 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 Japan, 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 Japan, 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 Japan, 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)