Trends in France for achieving the Agenda 2030 sustainable development goals (SDG)

SDG6 – Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Distributed water that is non-compliant with microbiological parameters
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

-0.5 point from 2018 to 2023

YearValue
20182,00
20192,00
20201,60
20211,50
20221,50
20231,50
1.5% of samples
Favourable

Compliance rate of non-collective sanitation systems
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

+6.6 points from 2018 to 2023

YearValue
201857,90
201958,80
202061,50
202163,40
202261,90
202364,50
64.5%
Favourable

Volume of water withdrawals
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

-8.1% from 2017 to 2022

YearValue
201732 159,00
201831 877,00
201931 959,00
202031 204,00
202130 298,00
202229 547,00
29,547 billion m³***
Favourable

*** Three-year moving average.


Efficiency of drinking water networks
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

+1.3 points from 2018 to 2023

YearValue
201879,90
201980,40
202080,10
202181,50
202281,30
202381,20
81.2%
Moderately favourable

Proportion of local public potable water utilities with advisory committees (CCSPL) among those legally required to have them
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

+0.9 point from 2019 to 2024

YearValue
201995,40
202095,70
202196,60
202296,50
202396,30
202496,30
96.3%
Moderately favourable

Note: provisional 2023 to 2024 data


Compliance rate of collective sanitation systems with performance standards
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

-5.7 points from 2017 to 2022

YearValue
201797,60
201898,60
201992,60
202090,70
202189,00
202291,90
91.9%
Unfavourable

Distributed water that is non-compliant with physico-chemical parameters
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

Impossible to measure progress

YearValue
20221,20
20231,30
1.3% of samples
Not assessable

Surface water bodies with good ecological status
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

Impossible to measure progress

YearValue
202143,60
43.6% of water bodies
Not assessable

Ground water bodies with good chemical status
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

Impossible to measure progress

YearValue
202167,90
67.9% of water bodies
Not assessable

Source: INSEE, Dashboard of national indicators for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals – published May 2026. Statistics processed by SDES (ministerial Statistical Data and Studies Department) - Only available in French. (Insee, Tableau de bord des indicateurs pour le suivi national des objectifs de développement durable - paru en mai 2026. Traitements SDES)

*Change: since the latest available value, change over a period of 5 years (longer or shorter depending on data availability).

**Latest value: value corresponding to the last year of the trend graph.

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