See progress On SDG 12 by Target

See progress by Target

SDG 12 on Sustainable Consumption and Production is made up of 11 individual targets, covering areas including policies, business, food, resource use, waste and behaviour. Each target has its own indicators against which individual countries report and global progress is tracked.

Click on the individual targets below to find out more about what is included under SDG 12, and interact with data visualisations demonstrating what progress is being made at a global level.

12.1

SCP Policies

Indicator 12.1.1

Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production.

12.2

Resource use

Indicator 12.2.1

Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP.

Indicator 12.2.2

Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP.

12.3

Food Loss & Waste

Indicator 12.3.1a

Food Loss Index

Indicator 12.3.1b

Food Waste Index

12.4

Chemicals & Waste Management

Indicator 12.4.1

Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement.

Indicator 12.4.2

Hazardous waste generated per capita and proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment.

12.5

Waste Reduction

Indicator 12.5.1

National recycling rate, tons of material recycled.

12.6

12.6 Sustainability Reporting (Businesses)

Sustainable Business

Indicator 12.6.1

Number of companies publishing sustainability reports.

12.7

Sustainable Public Procurement

Indicator 12.7.1

Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans.

12.8

Education & Awareness

Indicator 12.8.1

Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment.