17 Stories of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Track progress on all the Goals at www.SDG-Tracker.org

Based on our work at www.OurWorldInData.org

Sustainable Development Goals


17 Goals; to 169 Targets; to 232 Indicators


Here we highlight one headline data story for each Goal

Goal 1: No Poverty

Goal 1: No Poverty

Extreme Poverty is falling, but every 10th person still in extreme poverty

Target 1.1 under Goal 1 is to end extreme poverty by 2030.

Extreme poverty is defined as a per capita income below $1.90 per day (in 2011 PPP prices).

Extreme poverty has fallen rapidly in recent decades.

Approximately 10% of world live in extreme poverty.

Goal 1: No Poverty

Extreme Poverty is falling, but every 10th person still in extreme poverty

Poverty remains high - particularly across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Hunger is falling, but every 10th person still undernourished

Target 2.1 of Goal 2 is to end global hunger.

Hunger/undernourishment is defined on having a caloric intake below minimum requirements.

Global hunger (undernourishment) fell from almost 1-in-5 to 1-in-10 since 1990.

Still, approximately 10-11% of world remain undernourished.

Goal 2: Zero Hunger

Hunger is falling, but every 10th person still undernourished

Some countries have significant progress to make.

Every 2nd person was undernourished in some countries in 2015.

Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing

Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing

Child mortality more than halved since 1990; will have to fall further 40% by 2030

Target 3.2 of Goal 3 is to reduce child mortality to as low as 25 per 1000 live births.

Child mortality rate is the number of children who die before their 5th birthday, per 1,000 livebirths.

Global child mortality rates have more than halved since 1990.

Child mortality will have to fall from 42.5 to less than 25 deaths per 1,000 live births by 2030.

Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing

Target 3.2: Reduce child mortality (deaths under 5 years) to as low as 25 per 1000 live births

Many countries have already reached the 2030 Target.

But significant progress required across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Goal 4: Quality Education

Goal 4: Quality Education

Youth literacy is high; around 90% of youth are literate

Target 4.6 of Goal 4 is to ensure universal literacy and numeracy for youth.

Globally, youth literacy rates were high in 2015.

93% of young males (aged 15-24 years old) were literate.

Goal 4: Quality Education

Youth literacy is high; around 90% of youth are literate

Globally, youth literacy rates were high in 2015.

89% of young females (aged 15-24 years old) were literate.

Goal 5: Gender Equality

Goal 5: Gender Equality

Female political participation is rising; still only 23% parliamentary seats are held by women

Target 5.5 of Goal 5 is to ensure full participation in leadership and decision-making for women.

One measure of leadership is the share of parliamentary seats which are held by women.

Globally, female political participation is rising.

However, only 23% of parliamentary seats were held by a woman in 2016

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Goal 5: Gender Equality

Female political participation is rising; still only 23% parliamentary seats are held by women

Only two countries had more than half of seats held by women in 2016: Rwanda (64%) and Bolivia (53%).

Goal 6: Clean Water & Sanitation

Goal 6: Clean Water & Sanitation

Global access to safe drinking water is rising, still only 71% of world has access

Target 6.1 of Goal 6 is to achieve universal access to safe and affordable drinking water.

Globally, 71% of people had access to safe drinking water in 2015 — an increase from 61% in 2000.

Goal 6: Clean Water & Sanitation

Global access to safe drinking water is rising, still only 71% of world has access

The SDGs transitioned from measuring access to an 'improved' water source to a 'safe' water source (which verifies that it is free from contamination).

Major data gaps on 'safe' drinking water at the country level remain.

Goal 7: Affordable & Clean Energy

Goal 7: Affordable & Clean Energy

Electricity access is high (85% of world), but progress across Sub-Saharan Africa in particular is necessary by 2030

Target 7.1 of Goal 7 aims to achieve universal access to modern energy (electricity and clean cooking fuels).

Electricity access is rising across the world.

85% of world had access to electricity in 2014.

Goal 7: Affordable & Clean Energy

Electricity access is high (85% of world), but major progress across Sub-Saharan Africa in particular is necessary by 2030

A number of countries across Sub-Saharan Africa still have very low rates of electricity access (less than 10%).

Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Least-developed countries have achieved per capita GDP growth but much accelerate by 2030

Target 8.1 of Goal 8 aims to sustain 7% per capita economic growth per year in least-developed countries.

Since mid-1990s, per capita growth has been positive in least developed countries (LDCs)

But typically well below the 7% Target.

Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Least-developed countries have achieved per capita GDP growth but much accelerate by 2030

Over last five years, annual growth has averaged 2 to 3%.

To meet SDG Target, annual growth will have to increase significantly, and be sustained through to 2030.

Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Less than half of world population were online in 2015, but internet is expanding rapidly

Target 9.C of Goal 9 is to ensure universal access to information and communications teachnology.

In 2015, less than half of the global population was online (44%).

But this is expanding rapidly: in 2010 only 29% were online; 16% in 2005; and only 7% in 2000.

Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Less than half of world population were online in 2015, but internet is expanding rapidly

Internet access and mobile technologies are expanding across all regions.

Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Data on growth of particular income groups is limited across many countries

Target 10.1 of Goal 10 is to achieve positive per capita income growth for the bottom 40%, and higher than the national average.

Many data gaps remain; for countries with data, it's currently only available for a single year.

For numerous countries (particularly in Europe and United States), growth of bottom 40% was negative.

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Share of urban populations living in slums is falling across most countries, but remains high

Target 11.1 of Goal 11 is to ensure safe and affordable housing for all.

Share of urban population living in slums has been falling across many countries.

However, rates remain high — one-in-four in China and India in 2014, and higher than 70% across much of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Goal 12: Responsible Consumption & Production

Goal 12: Responsible Consumption & Production

Data availability on sustainable consumption and production is poor and outdated

Target 12.2 of Goal 12 is to ensure the sustainable management and use of natural resources.

Data coverage for Goal 12 is poor: for its key indicator, latest global data is for 2010.

Levels of a 'sustainable' material footprint are not defined, making it difficult to assess progress.

Goal 13: Climate Action

Goal 13: Climate Action

Global annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions continue to rise

Target 13.2 of Goal 13 is to integrate climate change measures into policy and planning.

Goal 13 primarily concerns the implementation of commitments within the UNFCCC Paris Agreement.

National commitments vary by country depending on their Nationally Determined Contributions (NCDs) so are not directly comparable.

Globally, annual carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions continue to rise.

Goal 14: Life Below Water

Goal 14: Life Below Water

Data availability is very poor; 7 of the 10 Indicators have no data available

Target 14.2 of Goal 14 aims to effectively regulate and end overfishing by 2020.

Data availability for our Goal 14 is scarce: 7 of its 10 indicators currently have no data available.

This is more concerning given many of its targets have an end date of 2020.

Goal 14: Life Below Water

Data availability is very poor; 7 of the 10 Indicators have no data available

In the latest data (2013), 31% of global fish stocks were overexploited (overfished).

To meet our SDG target, overexploited fish stocks would have reduce to zero by 2020.

Goal 15: Life on Land

Goal 15: Life on Land

Global forest area continues to decline, but at slowing rates

Target 15.1 for Goal 15 is to ensure conservation, restoration and sustainable use of forests by 2020.

Globally, forestry area has declined from 31.6% of total land area in 1990 to 30.6% in 2015.

To meet this target, forest area would have to stop declining (and begin to increase) by 2020.

Goal 15: Life on Land

Global forest area continues to decline, but at slowing rates

Globally, forestry area has declined from 31.6% of total land area in 1990 to 30.6% in 2015.

To meet this target, forest area would have to stop declining (and begin to increase) by 2020.

Goal 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions

Goal 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions

Global homicide rates have been falling, but must fall across all countries by 2030

Target 16.1 of Goal 16 is to significantly reduce all forms of violence & related death rates.

Globally, homicide rates during the period 1990-2016 highest in the mid-1990s at 7.02 per 100,000 people.

Homicide rates have fallen to 5.29 per 100,000 in 2016.

Goal 16: Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions

Global homicide rates have been falling, but must fall across all countries by 2030

It is not clear what "significantly reduce" means in specific, measurable reductions.

Requires further reduction in homicide rates across all countries by 2030.

Goal 17: Partnership for the Goals

Goal 17: Partnership for the Goals

Across many countries, domestic resources from revenue collection is increasing (but often slowly)

Target 17.1 of Goal 17 is to mobilize resources to improve domestic revenue collection.

Target 17.1 aims to improve countries' capacity to increase domestic resources through revenue collection such as taxes.

Over the last few decades, globally the share of GDP funded through taxes has increased from 13.5% in the 1970s to over 15% in 2015.

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Based on work at www.OurWorldInData.org

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