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Percentage of safely treated wastewater used in Arab States in 2013
This layer shows the percentage of safely treated wastewater that is being used in the Arab region, mostly for irrigation and groundwater recharge. At the Arab regional level,... -
Contribution of transboundary water to the total renewable water resources (2...
Also called the dependency ratio indicator. Methods of calculation:Dependency ratio = 100 percent*(IWR)/ ([IWR] + [IRWR]) (Equation 6) IWR = SW1IN + SW2IN + SWPR + SWPL + GWIN... -
Area equipped for irrigation with surface water
Area equipped for irrigation with surface water as percentage of area equipped for irrigation. The statistics with a reference year closest to year 2005 were selected for this... -
Desalinated and/or recycled water as abstraction source for drinking water su...
Data is given as the percentage of water abstracted for drinking supply that comes from desalination of marine water and/or from recycled water. Other abstraction sources... -
Types of large flood events (1985-2016)
The information presented highlights large flood events from 1985 to 2016 identified by the Dartmouth Flood Observatory. For more information, visit:... -
Groundwater natural background quality in transboundary aquifers
The Groundwater Natural Background Quality indicators stands for the percentage of the transboundary aquifer (TBA) area where groundwater natural quality satisfies local... -
Ratio of female learners to school toilets in El Salvador (2014)
This layer presents the ratio of female learners to school toilets in 100 schools in 3 provinces of El Salvador. On average, 56 male learners share one toilet, whereas 51 female... -
Biosphere Reserves around the World
Composed of 669 biosphere reserves in 120 countries, including 16 transboundary sites, the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) of the UNESCO Man And Biosphere (MAB)... -
Total charges for a consumption of 100m³ of water in 2015
Total charges is expressed in US dollars. The amount of total charges is derived from the addition of total charges for drinking water, environmental charges, and VAT and/or... -
Area of landfills and dumpsites in the Dinaric Alps region (2013)
Landfills are rarely properly constructed or lined and therefore represent a potential source of contamination.Solid waste in the form of hundreds of unregulated landfills and... -
Global drought severity (1901-2008)
Drought severity measures the average length of droughts times the dryness of the droughts from 1901 to 2008. Drought is defined as a contiguous period when soil moisture... -
Volume of collected wastewater in the Arab States in 2013 (in millions m3)
This layer shows the volume of collected wastewater in the Arab States, expressed in millions of cubic meters. Access to improved sanitation is largely prevalent in the Arab... -
River basins in the Dinaric Alps region: Adriatic sea basin and Black sea basin
The total surface area of the Adriatic basin in the four countries is 65,545 km² while the Black Sea basin covers 44,865 km² of the project area. Dash lines represent the limit... -
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage... -
Tropical cyclones surges events (1975-2007)
This layer provides a compilation of estimated storm surges triggered by tropical cyclones of Saffir-Simpson category (Don't forget to zoom on the coasts!). The Saffir–Simpson... -
Volume of wastewater generated by industry in 2011 (in millions of m3)
This layer shows the volume of wastewater generated by industry in the Europe and North America region, expressed in millions of cubic meters. Spain generates the largest... -
SDG Indicator 6.1.1 : Proportion of population using safely managed drinking ...
Population using an improved drinking water source (piped water into dwellings, yards or plots; public taps or standpipes; boreholes or tubewells; protected dug wells; or... -
Presence of water in 696 water points in Bolivia (2015-2016)
This layer identifies if any water was available at the water point on the day of the visit (recognizing that it may be a limited flow) in Bolivia. Data was gathered from the... -
Area equipped for irrigation and actually irrigated
Area actually irrigted, as a percentage of area equipped for irrigation. The statistics with a reference year closest to year 2005 were selected for this version 5 of the Global... -
Global interannual variability
Inter-annual variability measures the variation in water supply between years.
