China
Location
- Geographical region: Eastern Asia, Asia
- SDG region: SDG Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 9,388,210 km2 (2023)
- Land use by sector: 55% agriculture, 24% forest and 21% other (2023)
People
- Total population: 1,408,975,000 people (2024)
- Population density: 150 people per km2 (2022)
- Urbanisation: 66% lives in urban areas and 34% lives in rural areas (2024)
Economy
- Total GDP: 33,597,882,047,419 USD per year (2024)
- GDP per capita: 23,846 USD per year (2024)
- Value added by sector: 7% from agriculture, 57% from services and 36% from industry (2024)
SDG 6 snapshot in Norway
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in China, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in China, by service level and location (2024)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in China, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in China, by service level and location (2024)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in China, by service level and location (2024)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in China, by source (2024)
Change in 6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in China, between 2022 and 2024, compared to other countries (and areas) in Eastern Asia
Domestic wastewater flow generated, delivered to treatment, and safely treated in China, by sanitation facility (2024)
Of the total domestic wastewater flow generated in China, 66% comes from sewers, 19% from septic tanks and 15% from other sanitation facilities. The below chart shows how much of the generated flow from each sanitation facility type that is delivered to treatment and then safely treated.
6.3.2 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in China (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in China, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 645 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 1,971 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 415 m3 per capita (2015)
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 China, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in China, 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 China, 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 China, 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 China, 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)