Status of drinking water services 

What is SDG?

• The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), commonly referred to as the Global Goals, were approved by the United Nations in 2015 as an international call to action to reduce poverty, protect the environment, and ensuring that by 2030 everyone may live in peace and prosperity. 

• SDG has 17 goals in total of which goal 6 ensures the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, confirming the importance of water and sanitation in the global political agenda. 

• SDG has groped the countries into 8 regions and call them SDG indicators.

SDG Indicators

What is the coverage of water service in households by SDG region?

The two graphs above demonstrate the significant variations between rural and urban locations in terms of the various elements of properly managed drinking water: availability and quality. It is inferred that, Urban areas generally offer better service than rural ones do in practically every country. 

What is the coverage of water service in schools by SDG region?

Many children attend schools that don't have access to basic drinking water. 546 million children did not have access to a basic drinking water service at school in 2021, including 288 million for whom there was no drinking water service at all. When it is analyzed regionally sub-Saharan Africa had the lowest level of basic water service coverage in schools (46%), which was followed by Oceania at 51%. 

What is the coverage of water service in health care by SDG region?