INDIA East and South Asia

OVERALL PERFORMANCE AVERAGE PERFORMANCE BY SDG

COUNTRY
COUNTRY RANKING
RANKING COUNTRY SCORE SDG
17
SDG
1
100
India

120
SDG SDG
16 2
75
SDG SDG
50 3
60.1
15
25

/165
SDG
SDG
14 4

REGIONAL AVERAGE: 65.7 SDG

India SDG
13 5

SDG
STATISTICAL PERFORMANCE INDEX 12
SDG
6
0 (WORST) TO 100 (BEST)
SDG
SDG
11
L 7
70.4
SDG SDG
0 100 10 SDG
8
9

SDG DASHBOARDS AND TRENDS

D 5 D p 5 L

D D D • 5 •
L D p 5 5
Major challenges Significant challenges Challenges remain SDG achieved Information unavailable
p Decreasing 5 Stagnating D Moderately improving L On track or maintaining SDG achievement • Information unavailable
Notes: The full title of Goal 2 “Zero Hunger” is “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”.
The full title of each SDG is available here: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics/sustainabledevelopmentgoals

INTERNATIONAL SPILLOVER INDEX

0 (worst) to 100 (best)
0 0 (worst) to 100 (best) 100
0 100

z
OECD members 70.1
Eastern Europe and Central Asia 87.6
Middle East and North Africa 93.4
Latin America and the Caribbean 95.1
East and South Asia 97.6
Sub-Saharan Africa 98.4
India 98.9
Oceania 100.0

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INDIA Performance by Indicator

SDG1 – No Poverty Value Year RatingTrend SDG9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Value Year RatingTrend
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90/day (%) 6.2 2021 • L Population using the internet (%) 34.5 2019 • L
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20/day (%) 37.2 2021 • D Mobile broadband subscriptions (per 100 population) 47.0 2019 • L
Logistics Performance Index: Quality of trade and transport-related
SDG2 – Zero Hunger 2.9 2018 • D
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) 14.0 2018 •5 infrastructure (worst 1–5 best)
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years of age (%) 34.7 2017 •5 The Times Higher Education Universities Ranking: Average score of
top 3 universities (worst 0–100 best)
44.3 2021 • •
Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 years of age (%) 17.3 2017 •5 Scientific and technical journal articles (per 1,000 population) 0.1 2018 • 5
Prevalence of obesity, BMI ≥ 30 (% of adult population) 3.9 2016 • L Expenditure on research and development (% of GDP) 0.7 2018 • p
Human Trophic Level (best 2–3 worst) 2.2 2017 •5
Cereal yield (tonnes per hectare of harvested land) 3.2 2018 • L SDG10 – Reduced Inequalities
Sustainable Nitrogen Management Index (best 0–1.41 worst) 0.9 2015 •5 Gini coefficient adjusted for top income 43.2 2011 • •
Exports of hazardous pesticides (tonnes per million population) 0.3 2018 • • Palma ratio 3.1 2011 • •
SDG3 – Good Health and Well-Being SDG11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
Maternal mortality rate (per 100,000 live births) 145 • L
2017
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) 35.2 2018 • p
Annual mean concentration of particulate matter of less than
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 21.7 • L
2019
2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) (μg/m³)
90.6 2019 • p
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 34.3 • L
2019
Access to improved water source, piped (% of urban population) 67.9 2017 • p
Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 population) 193.0 •5
2019
Satisfaction with public transport (%) 74 2019 • L
New HIV infections (per 1,000 uninfected population) NA NA• • SDG12 – Responsible Consumption and Production
Age-standardized death rate due to cardiovascular disease, cancer,
23.3 2016 • 5
diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease in adults aged 30–70 years (%) Municipal solid waste (kg/capita/day) 1.0 2001 • •
Age-standardized death rate attributable to household air pollution and
184 2016 • •
Electronic waste (kg/capita) 2.4 2019 • •
ambient air pollution (per 100,000 population) Production-based SO2 emissions (kg/capita) 7.0 2012 • •
Traffic deaths (per 100,000 population) 15.6 2019 • 5 SO2 emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) 0.4 2012 • •
Life expectancy at birth (years) 70.8 2019 • D Production-based nitrogen emissions (kg/capita) 13.2 2010 • •
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 females aged 15 to 19) 12.1 2018 • L Nitrogen emissions embodied in imports (kg/capita) 0.6 2010 • •
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 81.4 2016 • 5 SDG13 – Climate Action
Surviving infants who received 2 WHO-recommended vaccines (%) 91 2019 • L CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion and cement production
Universal health coverage (UHC) index of service coverage
55 2017 • D
(tCO2/capita)
1.9 2019 • L
(worst 0–100 best) CO2 emissions embodied in imports (tCO2/capita) 0.1 2015 • L
Subjective well-being (average ladder score, worst 0–10 best) 3.2 2019 • p CO2 emissions embodied in fossil fuel exports (kg/capita) 1.4 2020 • •
SDG4 – Quality Education SDG14 – Life Below Water
Net primary enrollment rate (%) 97.7 2013 • • Mean area that is protected in marine sites important to biodiversity (%) 18.8 2019 •5
Lower secondary completion rate (%) 83.2 2019 • p Ocean Health Index: Clean Waters score (worst 0–100 best) 29.5 2020 •5
Literacy rate (% of population aged 15 to 24) 91.7 2018 • • Fish caught from overexploited or collapsed stocks (% of total catch) 12.0 2014 • L
SDG5 – Gender Equality Fish caught by trawling or dredging (%) 5.8 2016 • L
Demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods
72.8 2016 • D Fish caught that are then discarded (%) 5.6 2016 • •
(% of females aged 15 to 49) Marine biodiversity threats embodied in imports (per million population) 0.0 2018 • •
Ratio of female-to-male mean years of education received (%) 62.1 2019 • 5 SDG15 – Life on Land
Ratio of female-to-male labor force participation rate (%) 27.4 2019 • p Mean area that is protected in terrestrial sites important to biodiversity (%) 21.0 •5
2019
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 14.4 2020 • 5 Mean area that is protected in freshwater sites important to biodiversity (%) 18.6 •5
2019
SDG6 – Clean Water and Sanitation Red List Index of species survival (worst 0–1 best) 0.7 • p
2020
Population using at least basic drinking water services (%) 92.7 2017 • L Permanent deforestation (% of forest area, 5-year average) 0.0 • •
2018
Population using at least basic sanitation services (%) 59.5 2017 • D Terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity threats embodied in imports
0.1 2018 • •
Freshwater withdrawal (% of available freshwater resources) 66.5 2017 • • (per million population)
Anthropogenic wastewater that receives treatment (%) 2.2 2018 • • SDG16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Scarce water consumption embodied in imports (m3/capita) 2.9 2013 • L Homicides (per 100,000 population) 3.1 2018 • D
SDG7 – Affordable and Clean Energy Unsentenced detainees (% of prison population) 67.7 2018 • p
Population with access to electricity (%) 95.2 2018 • L Population who feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where
64 2019 • p
Population with access to clean fuels and technology for cooking (%) 41.0 2016 • 5 they live (%)
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion for electricity and heating per Property Rights (worst 1–7 best) 3.7 2020 • p
1.5 2019 • D
total electricity output (MtCO2/TWh) Birth registrations with civil authority (% of children under age 5) 79.7 2019 • •
SDG8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth Corruption Perception Index (worst 0–100 best) 40 2020 • 5
Adjusted GDP growth (%) -1.3 2019 • • Children involved in child labor (% of population aged 5 to 14) 4.3 2012 • •
Victims of modern slavery (per 1,000 population) 6.1 2018 • • Exports of major conventional weapons (TIV constant million USD
per 100,000 population)
0.0 2019 • •
Adults with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a
79.9 2017 • L Press Freedom Index (best 0–100 worst) 45.3 2020 • p
mobile-money-service provider (% of population aged 15 or over)
Unemployment rate (% of total labor force) 7.1 2020 • p Access to and affordability of justice (worst 0–1 best) 0.4 2020 • D
Fundamental labor rights are effectively guaranteed (worst 0–1 best) 0.5 2020 • 5 SDG17 – Partnerships for the Goals
Fatal work-related accidents embodied in imports
(per 100,000 population)
0.1 2015 • L
Government spending on health and education (% of GDP) 4.8 2018 •5
For high-income and all OECD DAC countries: International concessional
public finance, including official development assistance (% of GNI)
NA NA • •
Other countries: Government revenue excluding grants (% of GDP) 13.1 2018 •5
Corporate Tax Haven Score (best 0–100 worst) * 0.0 2019 • •
Statistical Performance Index (worst 0–100 best) 70.4 2019 • L
* Imputed data point

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