Sri Lanka, Sustainable Development Goals

Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable

Proportion of population living in households with access to basic services

Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land, with legally recognized documentation and who perceive their rights to land as secure, by sex and by type of tenure

Number of deaths, missing persons and persons affected by disaster per 100,000 population

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global gross domestic product (GDP)

Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

Proportion of domestically generated resources allocated by the government directly to poverty reduction programmes

Proportion of total government spending on essential services (Education, Health and Social protection)

Sum of total grants and non-debt-creating inflows directly allocated to poverty reduction programmes as a proportion of GDP

Proportion of government recurrent and capital spending to sectors that disproportionately benefit women, the poor and vulnerable groups

Prevalence of undernourishment

Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Household Food Insecurity Access Score (HFIAS)

Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age

Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height >+2 or <-2 standard deviation from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age, by type (wasting and overweight)

Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry enterprise size

Average income of small-scale food producers, by sex and indigenous status

Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture

Number of plant and animal genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium or long-term conservation facilities

Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk, not-at-risk or at unknown level of risk of extinction

The agriculture orientation index for government expenditures

Total official flows (official development assistance plus other official flows) to the agriculture sector

Agricultural export subsidies

Indicator of food price anomalies

Maternal mortality ratio

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

Under-five mortality rate

Neonatal mortality rate

Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex, age and key populations

Tuberculosis incidence per 1,000 population

Malaria incidence per 1,000 population

Hepatitis B incidence per 100,000 population

Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases

Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease

Suicide mortality rate

Coverage of treatment interventions (pharmacological, psychosocial and rehabilitation and aftercare services) for substance use disorders

Harmful use of alcohol, defined according to the national context as alcohol per capita consumption (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year in litres of pure alcohol

Death rate due to road traffic injuries

Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods

Adolescent birth rate (aged 10-14 years; aged 15-19 years) per 1,000 women in that age group

Coverage of essential health services (defined as the average coverage of essential services based on tracer interventions that include reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases and service capacity and access, among the general and the most disadvantaged population)

Number of people covered by health insurance or a public health system per 1,000 population

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (exposure to unsafe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All (WASH) services)

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning

Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older

Proportion of the population with access to affordable medicines and vaccines on a sustainable basis

Total net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors

Proportion of health facilities that have a core set of relevant essential medicines available and affordable on a sustainable basis

Health worker density and distribution

International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity and health emergency preparedness

Proportion of children and young people: (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex

Proportion of children under 5 years of age who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex

Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill

Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on this list that can be disaggregated

Percentage of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex

Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development, including gender equality and human rights, are mainstreamed at all levels in: (a) national education policies, (b) curricula, (c) teacher education and (d) student assessment

Proportion of schools with access to: (a) electricity; (b) the Internet for pedagogical purposes; (c) computers for pedagogical purposes; (d) adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities; (e) basic drinking water; (f) single-sex basic sanitation facilities; and (g) basic hand washing facilities (as per the WASH indicator definitions)

Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by sector and type of study

Proportion of teachers in: (a) pre-primary; (b) primary; (c) lower secondary; and (d) upper secondary education who have received at least the minimum organized teacher training (e.g. pedagogical training) pre-service or in-service required for teaching at the relevant level in a given country

Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non-discrimination on the basis of sex

Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age

Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence

Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18

Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age

Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments and local governments

Proportion of women in managerial positions

Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care

Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee women aged 15-49 years access to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education

Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure

Share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure

Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control

Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex

Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment

Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services

Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap and water

Proportion of wastewater safely treated

Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality

Change in water-use efficiency over time

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources

Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100)

Proportion of trans-boundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation

Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time

Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance that is part of a government-coordinated spending plan

Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management

Proportion of population with access to electricity

Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology

Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption

Energy intensity measured in terms of primary energy and GDP

International financial flows to developing countries in support of clean energy research and development and renewable energy production, including in hybrid systems

Investments in energy efficiency as a percentage of GDP and the amount of foreign direct investment in financial transfer for infrastructure and technology to sustainable development services

Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in dollar terms

Number of commercial bank branches and automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults

Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider

Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person

Proportion of informal employment in non-agriculture employment, by sex

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

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

Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities

Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training

Proportion and number of children aged 5-17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age

Frequency rates of fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries, by sex and migrant status

Level of national compliance of labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant status

Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP and in growth rate

Number of jobs in tourism industries as a proportion of total jobs and growth rate of jobs, by sex

Aid for Trade commitments and disbursements

Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy

Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road

Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport

Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment

Proportion of small-scale industries in total industry value added (Small industries - 10 to 25 persons engaged.)

Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit

CO2 emission per unit of value added

Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP

Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants

Total official international support (official development assistance plus other official flows) to infrastructure

Proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added

Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology

Growth rates of household expenditure or income per capita among the bottom 40 per cent of the population and the total population

Proportion of people living below 50 per cent of median income, by age, sex and persons with disabilities

Proportion of the population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed within the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law

Labour share of GDP, comprising wages and social protection transfers

Financial Soundness Indicators

Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations

Recruitment cost borne by employee as a proportion of yearly income earned in country of destination

Number of countries that have implemented well-managed migration policies

Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports from least developed countries and developing countries with zero-tariff

Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries and type of flow (e.g. official development assistance, foreign direct investment and other flows)

Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted

Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing

Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate

Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically

Total expenditure (public and private) per capita spent on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage, by type of heritage (cultural, natural, mixed and World Heritage Centre designation), level of government (national, regional and local/municipal), type of expenditure (operating expenditure/investment) and type of private funding (donations in kind, private non-profit sector and sponsorship)

Number of deaths, missing persons and persons affected by disaster per 100,000 people

Direct disaster economic loss in relation to global GDP, including disaster damage to critical infrastructure and disruption of basic services

Proportion of urban solid waste regularly collected and with adequate final discharge out of total urban solid waste generated, by cities

Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5 and PM10) in cities (population weighted)

Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

Proportion of persons victim of physical or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months

Proportion of population living in cities that implement urban and regional development plans integrating population projections and resource needs, by size of city

Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

Number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies

Proportion of financial support to the least developed countries that is allocated to the construction and retrofitting of sustainable, resilient and resource-efficient buildings utilizing local materials

Number of countries with sustainable consumption and production (SCP) national action plans or SCP mainstreamed as a priority or a target into national policies

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

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

Global food loss index

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

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

National recycling rate, tons of material recycled

Number of companies publishing sustainability reports

Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans

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

Amount of support to developing countries on research and development for sustainable consumption and production and environmentally sound technologies

Number of sustainable tourism strategies or policies and implemented action plans with agreed monitoring and evaluation tools

Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumption) and as a proportion of total national expenditure on fossil fuels

Number of countries with national and local disaster risk reduction strategies

Number of deaths, missing persons and persons affected by disaster per 100,000 peoplea

Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

Number of countries that have communicated the establishment or operationalization of an integrated policy/strategy/plan which increases their ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change, and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development in a manner that does not threaten food production (including a national adaptation plan, nationally determined contribution, national communication, biennial update report or other)

Number of countries that have integrated mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning into primary, secondary and tertiary curricula

Number of countries that have communicated the strengthening of institutional, systemic and individual capacity-building to implement adaptation, mitigation and technology transfer, and development actions

Mobilized amount of United States dollars per year starting in 2020 accountable towards the $100 billion commitment

Number of least developed countries and small island developing States that are receiving specialized support, and amount of support, including finance, technology and capacity-building, for mechanisms for raising capacities for effective climate change-related planning and management, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities

Index of coastal eutrophication and floating plastic debris density

Proportion of national exclusive economic zones managed using ecosystem-based approaches

Average marine acidity (pH) measured at agreed suite of representative sampling stations

Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels

Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas

Progress by countries in the degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

Sustainable fisheries as a percentage of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries

Proportion of total research budget allocated to research in the field of marine technology

Progress by countries in the degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small-scale fisheries

Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources

Forest area as a proportion of total land area

Proportion of important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type

Progress towards sustainable forest management

Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area

Coverage by protected areas of important sites for mountain biodiversity

Mountain Green Cover Index

Red List Index

Number of countries that have adopted legislative, administrative and policy frameworks to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits

Proportion of traded wildlife that was poached or illicitly trafficked

Proportion of countries adopting relevant national legislation and adequately resourcing the prevention or control of invasive alien species

Progress towards national targets established in accordance with Aichi Biodiversity Target 2 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

Official development assistance and public expenditure on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems

Proportion of traded wildlife that was poached or illicitly trafficked

Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex and age

Conflict-related deaths per 100,000 population, by sex, age and cause

Proportion of population subjected to physical, psychological or sexual violence in the previous 12 months

Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live

Number of verified cases of killing, kidnapping, enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture of journalists, associated media personnel, trade unionists and human rights advocates in the previous 12 months

Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information

Proportion of children aged 1-17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month

Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age and form of exploitation

Proportion of young women and men aged 18-29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18

Proportion of victims of violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms

Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population

Total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows (in current United States dollars)

Proportion of seized small arms and light weapons that are recorded and traced, in accordance with international standards and legal instruments

Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials, during the previous 12 months

Proportion of businesses that had at least one contact with a public official and that paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials during the previous 12 months

Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget, by sector (or by budget codes or similar)

Proportion of the population satisfied with their last experience of public services

Proportions of positions (by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups) in public institutions (national and local legislatures, public service, and judiciary) compared to national distributions

Proportion of population who believe decision-making is inclusive and responsive, by sex, age, disability and population group

Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations

Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age

Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles

Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law

Total government revenue as a proportion of GDP, by source

Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes

Worldwide weighted tariff-average

Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global exports

Macroeconomic Dashboard

Number of countries with mechanisms in place to enhance policy coherence of sustainable development

Extent of use of country-owned results frameworks and planning tools by providers of development cooperation

Number of countries reporting progress in multi-stakeholder development effectiveness monitoring frameworks that support the achievement of the sustainable development goals

Amount of United States dollars committed to public-private and civil society partnerships

Proportion of sustainable development indicators produced at the national level with full disaggregation when relevant to the target, in accordance with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics

Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics

Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding

Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen statistical capacity in developing countries

Proportion of countries that (a) have conducted at least one population and housing census in the last 10 years; and (b) have achieved 100 per cent birth registration and 80 per cent death registration

Net official development assistance, total and to least developed countries, as a proportion of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee donors’ gross national income (GNI)

Foreign direct investments (FDI), official development assistance and South-South Cooperation as a proportion of total domestic budget

Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP

Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods and services

Number of countries that adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries

Number of science and/or technology cooperation agreements and programmes between countries, by type of cooperation

Fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed

Total amount of approved funding for developing countries to promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies

Proportion of individuals using the Internet

Dollar value of financial and technical assistance (including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation) committed to developing countries

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Reduce inequality within and among countries

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts*

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Sustainable Development Goals

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