Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Targets
6.1 By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
6.2 By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations
6.3 By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally
6.4 By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity
6.5 By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate
6.6 By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes
6.a By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies
6.b Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management
National set of indicators for monitoring progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6
Indicator ID | Indicator name | Source | Unit of measure | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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6.1.E.65 | Population connected to public water supply | Eurostat (based on NSI data) | % | 99.33e | 99.33e | 99.42e | 99.51e | 99.41e | 99.44e | . | ||
6.2.U.66 | Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services | UN Global database | Relative share of the population | 65.9598е | 67.2013е | 68.4654е | 69.4519е | 70.4442е | 71.4425е | 72.4467е | 73.4566е | |
6.2.E.67 | Population having neither a bath, nor a shower, nor indoor flushing toilet | Eurostat | % | 11.1 | 10.7# | 9.8 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 7.0 | . | ||
6.3.E.68 | Relative share of discharged wastewater with at least secondary treatment to the total amount of discharged wastewater | Eurostat (based on NSI data) | % | 60.63 | 61.84 | 63.19 | 63.72 | 64.51 | 65.05 | . | ||
6.3.E.69 | Biochemical oxygen demand in rivers | Eurostat | Milligrams per litre | 2.74 | 2.37 | 2.97 | 2.34 | 2.54 | 3.03 | 3.03 | ||
6.3.E.70 | Nitrate in groundwater | Eurostat | Milligrams per litre | 31.26 | 32.76 | 29.68 | 29.79 | 29.54 | 30.51 | 30.51 | ||
6.3.E.71 | Phosphate in rivers | Eurostat | Milligrams per litre | 0.094 | 0.098 | 0.131 | 0.105 | 0.146 | 0.189 | 0.189 | ||
6.4.U.72 | Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources | UN Global database | % | 41.61 | 42.05 | 41.82 | 40.10 | 40.08 | 37.52 | |||
6.5.U.73 | Degree of integrated water resources management implementation | UN Global database | % | . | . | 60.22 | . | . | 69.00 | . | . | |
6.5.U.74 | Proportion of transboundary basins (river and lake basins and aquifers) with an operational arrangement for water cooperation | UN Global database | % | . | . | 99.55 | . | . | 99.55 | . | . | |
6.6.U.75 | Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time, series: 'Lakes and rivers permanent water area (square kilometres)' | UN Global database | square kilometres | 417.5856 e | 415.1052 e | 419.4932 e | 424.8854 e | 426.0222 e | 422.4168 e | 420.0476 e | 415.5206 e | |
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Country: Bulgaria
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs