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Botswana

Location

  • Geographical region: Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa
  • SDG region: SDG Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Land Locked Developing Countries

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 566,730 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 46% agriculture, 27% forest and 27% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 2,630,296 people (2022)
  • Population density: 4 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 63% lives in urban areas and 26% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 34,462,243,851 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 13,102 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 2% from agriculture, 65% from services and 37% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in Botswana

  • Drinking water

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

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

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

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

    84 % of monitored water bodies in Botswana has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    66 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in Botswana (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    2 % of the renewable water resources in Botswana is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    56 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in Botswana (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    100 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    12 % of the water basins in Botswana is experiencing rapid changes in the area covered by surface waters (SDG 6 indicator 6.6.1, 2020)
  • Cooperation

    1 m$ is the amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Botswana in 2022 (SDG indicator 6.a.1)
  • Participation

    + is the number of sub-sectors (out of 6) with a high level of participation by communities in Botswana (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Botswana (2020-2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in Botswana, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 416 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 5,340 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 88 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 Botswana, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Botswana, 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 Botswana, 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 Botswana, 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 Botswana, 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 Botswana, over time

6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Botswana 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.

Annual expenditure for drinking water, sanitation and hygiene in Botswana, by funding source

Community participation

6.b.1 Procedures in law or policy for participation by users/communities and level of participation in Botswana (2021)

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