Metadata Sub-indicator 6.3.1.1. Spain's total percentage for pollutant load in towns with more than 2000 inhabitants with an adequate urban waste water treatment system in accordance with Article 4 of the Directive 91/271/CEE

Goal

Goal 6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Target

Target 6.3. 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.

Indicator

Indicator 6.3.1. Proportion of wastewater safely treated

Sub-indicator

Sub-indicator 6.3.1.1. Spain's total percentage for pollutant load in towns with more than 2000 inhabitants with an adequate urban waste water treatment system in accordance with Article 4 of the Directive 91/271/CEE

Type of indicator (global, European, national)
  • Global (proxy)
Definition

Percentage of the population equivalent of agglomerations with more than 2,000 equivalent inhabitants in the national territory that undergo secondary or secondary equivalent treatment and meet the requirements of Part B of Annex I of Directive 91/271/EEC for the removal of organic matter and suspended solids.

Calculation method

\[PCC_{Depuracion, >2000 hab.}^t=\frac{PEQ_{Depuracion, >2000 hab.}^t}{PEQ_{>2000 hab.}^{t}} \cdot 100 \]Where: \( PEQ_{Depuracion, >2000 hab.}^t\)is the equivalent population of populations over 2000 hab-eq with adequate purification in year t and \( PEQ_{Colectores, >2000 hab.}^t\)is the total equivalent population of populations over 2,000 hab-eq in year t.

Unit of measure

Percentage

Periodicity

Biannual Even

Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)

AC

Tier

Tier II

Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)

No

Responsible institution
Date of the last metadata update

10/07/2024

Link to United Nations metadata
Custody agency

WHO, UN-Habitat, UNSD

Observations

Administrative data that do not correspond to any statistics of the National Statistical Plan 1 hab-eq is the biodegradable organic load with a biological oxygen demand of 5 days (DBO5) of 60 grams of oxygen per day.