SDG Indicator 13.2.1 | Sustainable developments Goals

SDG Indicator 13.2.1: Number of countries with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans and adaptation communications, as reported to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

1. Key features and metadata

Definition: This indicator tracks the total number of countries that have transmitted their nationally determined contributions (NDCs), long-term strategies (LT-LEDs), national adaptation plans (NAPs), and adaptation communications to the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Sub-indicator	Disaggregated by
EN_NACOM_NAIP Number of countries with national communications, non-Annex I Parties (Number)	Report ordinal
EN_BIUREP_NAIP Number of countries with biennial update reports, non-Annex I Parties (Number)
EN_NACOM_AIP Number of countries with national communications, Annex I Parties (Number)
EN_BIUREP_AIP Number of countries with biennial reports, Annex I Parties (Number)
EN_ADAP_COM Number of countries with adaptation communications (Number)
EN_NAD_CONTR Number of countries with nationally determined contributions (Number)
EN_NAA_PLAN Number of countries with national adaptation plans (Number)	No current data disaggregation available.

Sub-indicator

Disaggregated by

EN_NACOM_NAIP

Number of countries with national communications, non-Annex I Parties (Number)

Report ordinal

EN_BIUREP_NAIP

Number of countries with biennial update reports, non-Annex I Parties (Number)

EN_NACOM_AIP

Number of countries with national communications, Annex I Parties (Number)

EN_BIUREP_AIP

Number of countries with biennial reports, Annex I Parties (Number)

EN_ADAP_COM

Number of countries with adaptation communications (Number)

EN_NAD_CONTR

Number of countries with nationally determined contributions (Number)

EN_NAA_PLAN

Number of countries with national adaptation plans (Number)

No current data disaggregation available.

Sources of information: Reports communicated by responsible national authorities of Parties to the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement to the UNFCCC Secretariat. Further analysis on linkages across other SDGs may be undertaken by the UNFCCC Secretariat.

Related SDG Indicator: 13.b.1 (Number of LDCs and SIDS with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans and adaptation communications, as reported to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change).

2. Data availability by region, SDG Global Database, as of 02 July 2025

Data not available.

3. Proposed disaggregation, links to policymaking and its impact

Proposed disaggregation	Link to policymaking	Impact
Number of reports submitted out of total reports required by the Paris Agreement, by country(UNFCCC n.d.a)	Each of the reports has its own purpose and requirements and this disaggregation highlights where obligations are fully met and where gaps remain – requiring additional measures to meet the reporting obligations of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (UN 2015b) and more ambitious plans in the next reporting round. This disaggregation is in line with the provisions of the Paris Agreement (UN 2015b) and the Global Stocktake (UNFCCC n.d.b).	Reporting obligations under the Paris Agreement are designed to drive countries towards adopting national strategies and policies for achieving the objectives set by the Agreement. In particular, the international target of keeping warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius (IPCC 2023). This would lead to an in-depth transformation of production and consumption patterns with a view to limiting the threats and harmful consequences that climate change poses to the population, socio-economic activities and the environment (e.g. biodiversity loss). It would also contribute to strengthening the overall resilience of societies (UNFCCC 2022a).

Proposed disaggregation

Link to policymaking

Impact

Number of reports submitted out of total reports required by the Paris Agreement, by country(UNFCCC n.d.a)

Each of the reports has its own purpose and requirements and this disaggregation highlights where obligations are fully met and where gaps remain – requiring additional measures to meet the reporting obligations of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (UN 2015b) and more ambitious plans in the next reporting round.

This disaggregation is in line with the provisions of the Paris Agreement (UN 2015b) and the Global Stocktake (UNFCCC n.d.b).

Reporting obligations under the Paris Agreement are designed to drive countries towards adopting national strategies and policies for achieving the objectives set by the Agreement. In particular, the international target of keeping warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius (IPCC 2023). This would lead to an in-depth transformation of production and consumption patterns with a view to limiting the threats and harmful consequences that climate change poses to the population, socio-economic activities and the environment (e.g. biodiversity loss). It would also contribute to strengthening the overall resilience of societies (UNFCCC 2022a).