Displaying Ratings
Ratings provide a visual representation of a country’s performance on the indicator.
Legend
SDG achieved
Challenges remain
Significant challenges remain
Major challenges remain
Information unavailable
Description
The percentage of population connected to wastewater treatment systems with at least secondary treatment. Thereby, wastewater from urban sources or elsewhere is treated by a process generally involving biological treatment with a secondary settlement or other process, resulting in a removal of organic material that reduces the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) by at least 70 % and the chemical oxygen demand (COD) by at least 75 %.
Long-Term Objective
The long-term objective for this indicator is a value of 100.
Reference
Eurostat