Target 6.3

General Information

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

National Indicators

Source: Environment Agency Austria
General information: Time series from 2020 including small sewage plants, connected population is at more than 99%. The remaining disposal is duly carried out in Austria by the treatment in small and domestic sewage treatment plants or the collection in cesspools.

Source: Eurostat

Source: Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management
General information: No assessment possible as the time series is too short

Source: Agriculture and Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management

Target 6.3

National Indicators

Population connected to municipal wastewater treatment plants (at least secondary treatment) 2010 - 2023 Largely achieved

Connection to municipal wastewater treatment plants (at least secondary treatment) - share of population in % (graph)

Biochemical oxygen demand in rivers 2010 - 2021 Positive progress; decreasing

Biochemical oxygen demand in rivers - in mg O2/L (graph)

Good water quality at all bodies of water 2015 - 2023 Positive progress; increasing

Good water quality at all bodies of water - share in % (graph)

River kilometers in good or very good biological condition with regard to material pollution 2010 - 2023 Positive progress; increasing

River kilometers in good or very good biological condition with regard to material pollution - share in % (graph)