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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Location

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

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 51,200 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 43% agriculture, 43% forest and 14% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 3,233,526 people (2022)
  • Population density: 64 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 50% lives in urban areas and 52% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 47,602,215,754 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 14,721 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 5% from agriculture, 56% from services and 25% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Bosnia And Herzegovina

  • Drinking water

    87 % of the population in Bosnia And Herzegovina uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    55 % of the population in Bosnia And Herzegovina uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2018)
  • Hygiene

    97 % of the population in Bosnia And Herzegovina has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2016)
  • Wastewater

    65 % of domestic wastewater in Bosnia And Herzegovina is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    31 % of monitored water bodies in Bosnia And Herzegovina has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2020)
  • Efficiency

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

    2 % of the renewable water resources in Bosnia And Herzegovina is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2001)
  • Water management

    53 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Bosnia And Herzegovina (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    93 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
  • Ecosystems

    0 % of the water basins in Bosnia And Herzegovina is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

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

Drinking water

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Bosnia And Herzegovina, progress over time

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

Sanitation and hygiene

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Bosnia And Herzegovina, progress over time

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Bosnia And Herzegovina, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,028 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 10,693 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 94 m3 per capita (2013)

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 Bosnia And Herzegovina, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Bosnia And Herzegovina, 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 Bosnia And Herzegovina, 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 Bosnia And Herzegovina, 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 Bosnia And Herzegovina, 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 Bosnia And Herzegovina, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Bosnia And Herzegovina 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 Bosnia And Herzegovina, by funding source (2018)

Community participation

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

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