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Azerbaijan

Location

  • Geographical region: Western Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Northern Africa and Western Asia
  • Land Locked Developing Countries

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 82,646 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 58% agriculture, 14% forest and 28% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 10,175,016 people (2022)
  • Population density: 122 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 56% lives in urban areas and 43% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 138,545,947,151 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 13,616 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 6% from agriculture, 42% from services and 56% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Azerbaijan

  • Drinking water

    72 % of the population in Azerbaijan uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    69 % of the population in Azerbaijan uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2019)
  • Hygiene

    89 % of the population in Azerbaijan has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2017)
  • Wastewater

    41 % of domestic wastewater in Azerbaijan is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

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

    4 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Azerbaijan (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    56 % of the renewable water resources in Azerbaijan is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    57 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Azerbaijan (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    22 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
  • Ecosystems

    18 % of the water basins in Azerbaijan is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

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

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Azerbaijan, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 447 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 3,529 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 1,300 m3 per capita (2017)

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

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

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

Community participation

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

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