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Priority for Poland - Modernization and expansion of wastewater treatment plants and sewage system, as well as air protection (elimination of pollution sources or reduction of their impact)

Indicator 15.2.b - Population connected to wastewater treatment plants

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Unit: percent [%]
Source of data: Statistics Poland

Information about indicator

Name of the indicator 15.2.b Population connected to wastewater treatment plants
Sustainable Development Goal Goal 15. Life on land
Priority Modernization and expansion of wastewater treatment plants and sewage system, as well as air protection (elimination of pollution sources or reduction of their impact)
Definition The share of population connected to wastewater treatment plants in total population.
Unit percent [%]
Available dimensions total
Methodological explanations

Data on urban and rural population connected to wastewater treatment plants are presented on a basis of a number of people served by wastewater treatment plants operating within a sewage network.

Estimation of population served by wastewater treatment plants is done on the basis of contracts on sewerage, number of connections to sewage network, data on people using wastewater treatment plants gathered from housing cooperatives or data from planned wastewater treatment plants. Estimated number of population served by wastewater treatment plants cannot be higher than the number of people living in a given place (as of 20 June of reporting period).

Estimated number of population served by wastewater treatment plants does not include people temporary staying in a given place (e.g. tourists).
Source of data Statistics Poland
Data availability Annual data; since 2010
Notes
Data updated on 14-10-2022
Metadata updated on 23-05-2023