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: Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management
General information: No assessment possible as the time series is too short

Source: Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management

Target 6.3

National Indicators

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

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

Biochemical oxygen demand in rivers 2010 - 2021 Significantly positive progress

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

Good water quality at all bodies of water Time series too short

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 - 2022 Moderately positive progress

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