Republic of Korea
Location
- Geographical region: Eastern Asia, Asia
- SDG region: SDG Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 97,600 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 17% agriculture, 64% forest and 19% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 51,628,117 people (2022)
- Population density: 531 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 82% lives in urban areas and 19% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 2,194,532,033,977 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 42,507 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 2% from agriculture, 57% from services and 32% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Republic Of Korea
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Republic Of Korea, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Republic Of Korea, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Republic Of Korea, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Republic Of Korea, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Republic Of Korea, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Republic Of Korea (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Republic Of Korea, by source (2015 - 2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Republic Of Korea (2020), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Republic Of Korea, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,274 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 1,367 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 595 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 Republic Of Korea, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Republic Of Korea, 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 Republic Of Korea, 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 Republic Of Korea, 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 Republic Of Korea, 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)