SDG 12: Sustainable Consumption & Production
India SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
SL. No. National Indicator Highest Performing Value Lowest Performing Value View Chart Data Source of SDG India (2023-24) Data Period as per SDG India (2023-24) Periodicity as per SDG India (2023-24)
Target 12.1: Implement the 10-Year Framework of programmes on Sustainable Consumption and production patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries
1 12.1.1: Number of countries with sustainable consumption and production (SCP) national action plans or SCP mainstreamed as a priority or a target into national policies --- --- --- Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change --- Annual
Target 12.2: By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
2 National indicator is under development
Target 12.3: By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
3 12.3.1: Per capita food availability, (Kg per year per person) --- --- FE, DAC&FW, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare 2021 to 2022 Annual
4 12.3.2: Post harvest storage and distribution losses of central/states pool stocks of wheat and rice 0.09 -0.9 Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 2021-22 Annual
0.5 0
Target 12.4: By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
5 12.4.1: Whether the country has ratified international Multilateral Environmental Agreements on hazardous waste and other chemicals --- --- Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change 2018 to 2022 Annual
6 12.4.2: (a) Hazardous waste generated per capita (in MT/ person); and (b) proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment 46.01 0 Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change 2020-21 Annual
28.89 0
Target 12.5: By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
7 12.5.1: Number of waste recycling plants installed 341 0 Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs 2023 Annual
8 12.5.2: Percentage of wards with 100% source segregation 100 30 Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs 2023 Annual
9 12.5.3: Number of municipal corporations banning single use plastic --- --- --- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs --- Annual
Target 12.6: Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle
10 12.6.1: Proportion of companies publishing sustainability reports --- --- --- Ministry of Corporate Affairs --- Annual
Target 12.7: promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities
11 12.7.1: Green public procurement policy developed and adopted by the Central Ministries/States/UTs --- --- --- Ministry of Finance --- Annual
Target 12.8: By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
12 12.8.1: Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment (Similar to Indicators 4.7.1 and 13.3.1) --- --- Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education 2020 Annual
Target 12.a: Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
13 12.a.1: Installed renewable energy generating capacity in the country (in watts per capita) (Similar to 7.b.1) --- --- Ministry of New and Renewable Energy 2022-23 Annual
Target 12.b: Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
14 12.b.1: Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic and environmental aspects of tourism sustainability --- --- Ministry of Tourism 2021 Annual
Target 12.c: Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities
15 12.c.1: Amount of fossil fuel subsidy per unit of GDP --- --- a) Numerator - Ministry of Finance b) Denominator - National Accounts Division, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation 2022-23 Annual
Global SDG 12: Sustainable
Consumption & Production
SDG Global Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
SL. No. Indicator Description (UN) Custodian Organization(s):
12.1 Implement the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries
1 12.1.1 Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
12.2 By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
2 12.2.1 Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
3 12.2.2 Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
12.3 By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
4 12.3.1 (a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
12.4 By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
5 12.4.1 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 United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
6 12.4.2 (a) Hazardous waste generated per capita; and (b) proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
12.5 By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
7 12.5.1 National recycling rate, tons of material recycled United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
12.6 Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle
8 12.6.1 Number of companies publishing sustainability reports United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP)
12.7 Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities
9 12.7.1 Degree of sustainable public procurement policies and action plan implementation UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
12.8 By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
10 12.8.1 Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment UNESCO Education Sector, Division for Peace and Sustainable Development, Section of Education for Sustainable Development (UNESCO-ED/PSD/ESD)
12.a Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
11 12.a.1 Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing countries (in watts per capita) International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
12.b Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
12 12.b.1 Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic and environmental aspects of tourism sustainability World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
12.c Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities
13 12.c.1 Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies (production and consumption) per unit of GDP UN Environment (United Nations Environment Programme)