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Qatar

Location

  • Geographical region: Western Asia, Asia
  • SDG region: SDG Northern Africa and Western Asia

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 11,490 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 6% agriculture, 0% forest and 94% other (2018)

People

  • Total population: 2,695,122 people (2022)
  • Population density: 251 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 106% lives in urban areas and 1% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 245,726,905,148 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 91,175 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 0% from agriculture, 53% from services and 66% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Qatar

  • Drinking water

    97 % of the population in Qatar uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    100 % of the population in Qatar uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

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

    100 % of domestic wastewater in Qatar is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

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

    192 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Qatar (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    431 % of the renewable water resources in Qatar is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    81 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Qatar (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    0 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2020)
  • Ecosystems

    67 % of the water basins in Qatar 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 Qatar 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 Qatar (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Qatar, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 74 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 22 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 373 m3 per capita (2005)

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

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

Community participation

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

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