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France

Location

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

Land

  • Total area: --- km2
  • Land area: 547,557 km(2020)
  • Land use by sector: 52% agriculture, 32% forest and 16% other (2018 - 2020)

People

  • Total population: 67,935,660 people (2022)
  • Population density: 123 people per km2 (2020)  
  • Urbanisation: 80% lives in urban areas and 19% lives in rural areas (2020)  

Economy

  • Total GDP: 2,851,553,023,075 USD per year (2020)
  • GDP per capita: 41,974 USD per year (2020)
  • Value added by sector: 2% from agriculture, 71% from services and 17% from industry (2020 - 2022)
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SDG 6 snapshot in France

  • Drinking water

    100 % of the population in France uses a safely managed drinking water service (SDG indicator 6.1.1, 2022)
  • Sanitation

    90 % of the population in France uses a safely managed sanitation service (SDG indicator 6.2.1a, 2022)
  • Hygiene

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

    88 % of domestic wastewater in France is safely treated (SDG indicator 6.3.1, 2022)
  • Water quality

    85 % of monitored water bodies in France has good ambient water quality (SDG indicator 6.3.2, 2023)
  • Efficiency

    91 $/m<sup>3</sup> is the value added from the use of water by people and the economy in France (SDG indicator 6.4.1, 2021)
  • Water stress

    22 % of the renewable water resources in France is being withdrawn, after taking into account environmental flow requirements (SDG indicator 6.4.2, 2021)
  • Water management

    100 % is the degree of implementation of integrated water resources management in France (SDG indicator 6.5.1, 2023) 
  • Transboundary

    53 % of transboundary basin area has an operational arrangement for water cooperation (SDG indicator 6.5.2, 2023)
  • Ecosystems

    5 % of the water basins in France 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 France 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 France (SDG indicator 6.b.1, 2021)

Drinking water

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

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

Sanitation and hygiene

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

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

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

Water quality and wastewater

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

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

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

Water use and scarcity

Water resources and withdrawal in France, total and per capita

Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 867 (mm/year) (2020)

Renewable water resources: 3,247 m3 per capita (2017)

Water withdrawal: 452 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 France, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region

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

Community participation

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

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