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Russian Federation

Location

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

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 16,376,870 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 13% agriculture, 50% forest and 37% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 143,555,736 people (2022)
  • Population density: 9 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 75% lives in urban areas and 25% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 3,875,685,903,299 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 26,998 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 4% from agriculture, 56% from services and 33% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Russian Federation

  • Drinking water

    76 % of the population in Russian Federation uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    61 % of the population in Russian Federation uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

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

    15 % of domestic wastewater in Russian Federation is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

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

    19 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Russian Federation (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2020)
  • Water stress

    4 % of the renewable water resources in Russian Federation is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2020)
  • Water management

    88 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Russian Federation (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2020) 
  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2022)
  • Ecosystems

    22 % of the water basins in Russian Federation 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 Russian Federation 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 Russian Federation (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Russian Federation, by source (2022)

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Russian Federation, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 460 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 31,426 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 483 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 Russian Federation, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

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

Community participation

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

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