This report is the 4th edition of UNEP’s Measuring Progress series. It provides updates on the global progress made towards achieving the environmental dimension of sustainable development. As a special edition, it presents proposed disaggregations for the 92 environment-related SDG indicators and their relevance to national and sub-national evidence-based policymaking coupled with its potential impact on society, the economy and the environment.
Positive and steady improvement in data availability
A global review of the environmental dimension of the SDGs shows that 62 per cent of indicators have sufficient data for analysis of progress as of September 2023. This is a welcome increase from 34 per cent in 2018, 42 per cent in 2020 and 59 per cent in 2022. Increased data availability enables policymakers to make evidence-based and informed decisions.