Nicaragua
Location
- Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
- SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 120,340 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 42% agriculture, 28% forest and 30% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 6,948,392 people (2022)
- Population density: 55 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 56% lives in urban areas and 39% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 34,978,304,053 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 5,034 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 15% from agriculture, 49% from services and 26% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Nicaragua
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nicaragua, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nicaragua, by service level and location
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Nicaragua, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Nicaragua, by service level and location
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Nicaragua, by service level and location
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Nicaragua (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Nicaragua, by source (2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Nicaragua (2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Nicaragua, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 2,280 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 26,455 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 263 m3 per capita (2011)
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 Nicaragua, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua, over time
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Nicaragua 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.