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Poland

Location

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

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 306,130 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 47% agriculture, 31% forest and 22% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 37,561,599 people (2022)
  • Population density: 124 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 61% lives in urban areas and 40% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 1,227,880,779,219 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 32,690 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 2% from agriculture, 58% from services and 30% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Poland

  • Drinking water

    89 % of the population in Poland uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    98 % of the population in Poland uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

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

    77 % of domestic wastewater in Poland is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    96 % of monitored water bodies in Poland has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2020)
  • Efficiency

    52 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Poland (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    30 % of the renewable water resources in Poland is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    74 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Poland (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    56 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
  • Ecosystems

    4 % of the water basins in Poland 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 Poland 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 Poland (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Poland, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 600 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 1,585 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 277 m3 per capita (2016)

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

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

Community participation

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

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