SDG Country Profiles Sustainable Development Goals, country by country
Sustainable Development Goal 12

Goal 12 of 17

Responsible Consumption and Production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

85.9 world score, 2022
84.6 median country score, 2023
79.8 average across the countries assessed
166 countries assessed on this goal

World score since 2000

The world aggregate for this goal only.

Regional averages

Unweighted mean across the countries of each region assessed on this goal, 2023.

How the 166 scores are spread

  • 0 0
  • 0 10
  • 0 20
  • 3 30
  • 8 40
  • 16 50
  • 16 60
  • 21 70
  • 43 80
  • 59 90

Largest falls on this goal

Where the score is lower than it was in 2015.

  1. 1 Lithuania 55.0 → 46.9 -8.1
  2. 2 Ireland 53.8 → 45.9 -7.9
  3. 3 Croatia 75.9 → 68.3 -7.6
  4. 4 Latvia 64.0 → 58.8 -5.2
  5. 5 Greece 68.4 → 64.8 -3.6

Every country on Goal 12

2023 scores, highest first. Ties share a rank.

RankCountryRegionScore
1 Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa 98.8
2 Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa 98.6
3 Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa 97.9
4 Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa 97.9
5 Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa 97.8
6 Congo, Dem. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 97.7
7 Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 97.3
8 Benin Sub-Saharan Africa 96.9
9 Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa 96.7
10 Afghanistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 96.7
11 Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa 96.6
12 Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa 96.5
13 Nepal East & South Asia 96.5
14 Papua New Guinea Oceania 96.5
15 Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa 96.3
16 Togo Sub-Saharan Africa 96.3
17 Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa 96.3
18 Niger Sub-Saharan Africa 96.2
19 Gambia, The Sub-Saharan Africa 96.2
20 Liberia Sub-Saharan Africa 96.1
21 Yemen, Rep. Middle East & North Africa 96.0
22 Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa 95.8
23 Comoros Sub-Saharan Africa 95.8
24 Cote d'Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa 95.7
25 Bangladesh East & South Asia 95.6
26 Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa 95.6
27 Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa 95.6
28 Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa 95.4
29 Congo, Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 95.3
30 Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa 95.3
31 Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa 95.0
32 Zambia Sub-Saharan Africa 94.9
33 India East & South Asia 94.8
34 Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa 94.7
35 Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa 94.7
36 Mali Sub-Saharan Africa 94.5
37 Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa 94.5
38 Central African Republic Sub-Saharan Africa 94.5
39 Myanmar East & South Asia 94.4
40 Pakistan East & South Asia 94.3
41 Angola Sub-Saharan Africa 94.1
42 Somalia Sub-Saharan Africa 94.1
43 Haiti Latin America & the Caribbean 94.0
44 Tajikistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 93.7
45 Cambodia East & South Asia 93.6
46 Uzbekistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 93.0
47 Lao PDR East & South Asia 92.8
48 Philippines East & South Asia 92.2
49 Kyrgyz Republic Eastern Europe & Central Asia 91.9
50 Syrian Arab Republic Middle East & North Africa 91.9
51 Bolivia Latin America & the Caribbean 91.9
52 Morocco Middle East & North Africa 91.3
53 Egypt, Arab Rep. Middle East & North Africa 91.2
54 Chad Sub-Saharan Africa 91.0
55 South Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 91.0
56 Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa 90.7
57 Guatemala Latin America & the Caribbean 90.4
58 Vietnam East & South Asia 90.2
59 Sri Lanka East & South Asia 90.1
60 Honduras Latin America & the Caribbean 89.8
61 Indonesia East & South Asia 89.7
62 Algeria Middle East & North Africa 89.2
63 Jordan Middle East & North Africa 89.1
64 Cuba Latin America & the Caribbean 88.4
65 Armenia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 88.4
66 Bhutan East & South Asia 88.1
67 Peru Latin America & the Caribbean 87.8
68 Djibouti Sub-Saharan Africa 87.8
69 Colombia OECD 87.7
70 Nicaragua Latin America & the Caribbean 87.3
71 El Salvador Latin America & the Caribbean 87.0
72 China East & South Asia 87.0
73 Tunisia Middle East & North Africa 86.7
74 Azerbaijan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 86.3
75 Ecuador Latin America & the Caribbean 86.3
76 Iraq Middle East & North Africa 86.2
77 Guyana Latin America & the Caribbean 86.1
78 Iran, Islamic Rep. Middle East & North Africa 85.8
79 Georgia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 85.6
80 Serbia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 85.4
81 Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa 85.3
82 Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa 84.6
83 Fiji Oceania 84.6
84 Ukraine Eastern Europe & Central Asia 84.5
85 South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 84.4
86 Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa 83.7
87 Gabon Sub-Saharan Africa 83.6
88 Brazil Latin America & the Caribbean 83.5
89 Dominican Republic Latin America & the Caribbean 83.1
90 Venezuela, RB Latin America & the Caribbean 82.6
91 Türkiye OECD 82.2
92 Turkmenistan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 81.7
93 Mexico OECD 81.7
93 Albania Eastern Europe & Central Asia 81.7
95 Jamaica Latin America & the Caribbean 81.3
96 Cabo Verde Sub-Saharan Africa 81.3
97 North Macedonia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 81.2
98 Lebanon Middle East & North Africa 80.7
99 Suriname Latin America & the Caribbean 80.7
100 Thailand East & South Asia 80.6
101 Russian Federation Eastern Europe & Central Asia 80.6
102 Paraguay Latin America & the Caribbean 80.2
103 Belize Latin America & the Caribbean 79.6
104 Romania Eastern Europe & Central Asia 79.2
105 Moldova Eastern Europe & Central Asia 79.1
106 Kazakhstan Eastern Europe & Central Asia 78.5
107 Bosnia and Herzegovina Eastern Europe & Central Asia 78.3
108 Malaysia East & South Asia 78.2
109 Argentina Latin America & the Caribbean 78.1
110 Chile OECD 77.8
111 Costa Rica OECD 77.0
112 Panama Latin America & the Caribbean 76.2
113 Hungary OECD 76.1
114 Bulgaria Eastern Europe & Central Asia 75.1
115 Maldives East & South Asia 74.8
116 Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa 74.4
117 Oman Middle East & North Africa 74.2
118 Poland OECD 74.1
119 Korea, Rep. OECD 73.1
120 Italy OECD 71.6
121 Belarus Eastern Europe & Central Asia 71.1
122 Uruguay Latin America & the Caribbean 70.8
123 Montenegro Eastern Europe & Central Asia 70.4
124 Slovak Republic OECD 69.4
125 Croatia Eastern Europe & Central Asia 68.3
126 Spain OECD 67.9
127 Mongolia East & South Asia 67.9
128 Portugal OECD 67.4
129 Bahrain Middle East & North Africa 67.4
130 Israel OECD 66.6
131 Japan OECD 66.1
132 Saudi Arabia Middle East & North Africa 66.0
133 Greece OECD 64.8
134 United Kingdom OECD 63.5
135 Czechia OECD 62.8
136 Trinidad and Tobago Latin America & the Caribbean 62.8
137 Kuwait Middle East & North Africa 62.0
138 France OECD 60.5
139 Finland OECD 60.1
140 United States OECD 59.9
141 Latvia OECD 58.8
142 Switzerland OECD 58.2
143 Malta Eastern Europe & Central Asia 58.1
144 Sweden OECD 56.8
145 Barbados Latin America & the Caribbean 55.8
146 Qatar Middle East & North Africa 55.8
147 Germany OECD 55.4
148 Slovenia OECD 54.1
149 Bahamas, The Latin America & the Caribbean 52.9
150 Estonia OECD 52.6
151 Australia OECD 52.3
152 United Arab Emirates Middle East & North Africa 51.9
153 Canada OECD 51.7
154 Singapore East & South Asia 51.6
155 Cyprus Eastern Europe & Central Asia 50.8
156 Austria OECD 49.6
157 New Zealand OECD 49.0
158 Brunei Darussalam East & South Asia 48.5
159 Netherlands OECD 47.7
160 Lithuania OECD 46.9
161 Ireland OECD 45.9
162 Belgium OECD 44.9
163 Denmark OECD 44.6
164 Norway OECD 39.8
165 Luxembourg OECD 39.5
166 Iceland OECD 37.7