Serbia
Location
- Geographical region: Southern Europe, Europe
- SDG region: SDG Europe and Northern America
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 84,090 km2 (2023)
- Land use by sector: 40% agriculture, 32% forest and 28% other (2023)
People
- Total population: 6,586,476 people (2024)
- Population density: 79 people per km2 (2022)
- Urbanisation: 62% lives in urban areas and 38% lives in rural areas (2024)
Economy
- Total GDP: 168,588,269,938 USD per year (2024)
- GDP per capita: 25,596 USD per year (2024)
- Value added by sector: 3% from agriculture, 59% from services and 23% from industry (2024)
SDG 6 snapshot in Serbia
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Serbia, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Serbia, by service level and location (2024)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Serbia, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Serbia, by service level and location (2024)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Serbia, by service level and location (2024)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Serbia, by source (2021-2022)
Change in 6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Serbia, between 2022 and 2024, compared to other countries (and areas) in Southern Europe
Domestic wastewater flow generated, delivered to treatment, and safely treated in Serbia, by sanitation facility (2024)
6.3.2 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Serbia (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Serbia, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: (mm/year) ()
Renewable water resources: 18,451 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 535 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 Serbia, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Serbia, 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 Serbia, 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 Serbia, 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 Serbia, 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 Serbia, over time
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Serbia 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.