United Arab Emirates
Location
- Geographical region: Western Asia, Asia
- SDG region: SDG Northern Africa and Western Asia
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 71,020 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 5% agriculture, 4% forest and 91% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 9,441,129 people (2022)
- Population density: 139 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 91% lives in urban areas and 14% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 626,056,612,942 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 66,312 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 1% from agriculture, 58% from services and 47% from industry (2020 - 2021)
SDG 6 snapshot in United Arab Emirates
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in United Arab Emirates, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in United Arab Emirates, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in United Arab Emirates, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in United Arab Emirates, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in United Arab Emirates, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in United Arab Emirates (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in United Arab Emirates, by source (2015 - 2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in United Arab Emirates (2017-2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in United Arab Emirates, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 78 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 16 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 662 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 United Arab Emirates, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates, 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)