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Aruba

Location

  • Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
  • SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Small Island Developing States

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 180 km2 (2023)
  • Land use by sector: 11% agriculture, 2% forest and 87% other (2023)

People

  • Total population: 107,995 people (2024)
  • Population density: 596 people per km2 (2022)  
  • Urbanisation: 62% lives in urban areas and 38% lives in rural areas (2024) 

Economy

  • Total GDP: 4,812,141,511 USD per year (2024)
  • GDP per capita: 44,559 USD per year (2024)
  • Value added by sector: 0% from agriculture, 79% from services and 10% from industry (2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Aruba

  • Drinking water

    --- % of the population in Aruba uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2024)

  • Sanitation

    --- % of the population in Aruba uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2024)

  • Hygiene

    --- % of the population in Aruba has a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home (SDG indicator 6.2.1b, 2024)

  • Wastewater

    --- % of domestic wastewater in Aruba is safely treated (2024), and ---% of industrial wastewater receives some treatment (---) (SDG indicator 6.3.1)

  • Water quality

    --- % of monitored water bodies in Aruba has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)

  • Efficiency

    --- $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Aruba (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2022)

  • Water stress

    --- % of the renewable water resources in Aruba is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2022)

  • Water management

    --- % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Aruba (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 

  • Transboundary

    --- % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)

  • Ecosystems

    -2.2 % is the decrease in permanent surface water in Aruba in 2022, compared to baseline period 2000-2019 (SDG indicator 6.6.1)

  • Cooperation

    n/a is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Aruba in 2024 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)

  • Participation

    --- is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Aruba (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2024)

Drinking water

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

6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Aruba, by service level and location

Sanitation and hygiene

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

6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Aruba, by service level and location (2024)

6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Aruba, by service level and location (2024)

Water quality and wastewater

Change in 6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Aruba, between 2022 and 2024, compared to other countries (and areas) in Caribbean

6.3.2 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Aruba (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Aruba, 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 Aruba, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

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

Community participation

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

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