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Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality
Year Value
2017 87.29
2020 93.3

Source: UNEP(United Nations Environment Programme), GEMS(Global Environment Monitoring System)

Geographical Area: Total

Sub-indicators: Percent (%)

Data type

Estimated data by international organizations (Type2)
This is Korean data prepared by international organizations through estimation and modeling.
If there are no national data corresponding to UN SDGs indicators, international data are available for monitoring.
Indicator name

Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality
Definition

Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality (%): The proportion of water bodies in the country that have good ambient water quality (natural, untreated water in rivers, lakes and groundwaters). The indicator is computed as the proportion of the number of water bodies classified as having good quality to the total number of assessed water bodies, expressed as a percentage.
Data collection

The data is collected by UNEP and its Global Environment Monitoring System for Water (GEMS/Water) through electronic reporting in the global water quality information system GEMStat.
Organizations

UNEP(United Nations Environment Programme), GEMS(Global Environment Monitoring System)
Periodicity

Every 5 years
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality
Target name

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
Organizations

UNEP(United Nations Environment Programme), GEMS(Global Environment Monitoring System)
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