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Kyrgyzstan

Location

  • Geographical region: Central Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Central and Southern Asia
  • Land Locked Developing Countries

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 191,800 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 55% agriculture, 7% forest and 38% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 6,803,300 people (2022)
  • Population density: 34 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 36% lives in urban areas and 61% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 31,023,828,376 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 4,560 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 15% from agriculture, 50% from services and 24% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Kyrgyzstan

  • Drinking water

    76 % of the population in Kyrgyzstan uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    93 % of the population in Kyrgyzstan uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

    100 % of the population in Kyrgyzstan has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2022)
  • Wastewater

    19 % of domestic wastewater in Kyrgyzstan is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

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

    1 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Kyrgyzstan (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    50 % of the renewable water resources in Kyrgyzstan is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    31 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Kyrgyzstan (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    27 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
  • Ecosystems

    24 % of the water basins in Kyrgyzstan is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    70 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Kyrgyzstan, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 533 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 3,907 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 1,543 m3 per capita (2006)

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

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

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

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Kyrgyzstan (2021)

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