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Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Indicator 6.4.1: Change in water-use efficiency over time

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Change in water-use efficiency over time

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Year Units Value
2018 average daily use per capita (gallons) 112
2017 average daily use per capita (gallons) 104
2016 average daily use per capita (gallons) 113
2015 average daily use per capita (gallons) 131

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from City of Los Angeles statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Angeleno statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Angeleno-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Average daily use per capita (gallons), residential customers (million gallons per day), and commercial/industrial/institutional customers (million gallons per day)
Indicator description
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Geographical coverage

City of Los Angeles
Unit of measurement

Gallons per capita per day and Million gallons per day
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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

Change in water-use efficiency over time
Indicator number

6.4.1
Target name

By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity
Target number

6.4
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

2
UN custodian agency

FAO
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (pdf 428kB) opens in a new window
Organisation

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
Periodicity
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage

City of Los Angeles
Link to data source 2015-2018 LADWP Briefing Book opens in a new window
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