Nauru
Location
- Geographical region: Micronesia, Oceania
- SDG region: SDG Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
- Small Island Developing States
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 20 km2 (2022)
- Land use by sector: 20% agriculture, 0% forest and 80% other (2022)
People
- Total population: 11,875 people (2023)
- Population density: 590 people per km2 (2022)
- Urbanisation: 100% lives in urban areas and 0% lives in rural areas (2023)
Economy
- Total GDP: 147,996,240 USD per year (2023)
- GDP per capita: 12,463 USD per year (2023)
- Value added by sector: 4% from agriculture, 94% from services and 6% from industry (2015)
SDG 6 snapshot in Nauru
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nauru, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Nauru, by service level and location (2024)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Nauru, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Nauru, by service level and location (2024)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Nauru, by service level and location (2024)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Nauru, by source (2024)
Change in 6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Nauru, between 2022 and 2024, compared to other countries (and areas) in Micronesia
Domestic wastewater flow generated, delivered to treatment, and safely treated in Nauru, by sanitation facility (2024)
6.3.2 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Nauru (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Nauru, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: (mm/year) ()
Renewable water resources: m3 per capita ()
Water withdrawal: m3 per capita ()
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 Nauru, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Nauru, by sector
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 Nauru, 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 Nauru, 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 Nauru, 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 Nauru, over time
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Nauru in 2022, 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.