FAO launches the 2023 "Tracking progress on food- and agriculture-related SDG indicators" report

At the mid-point of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, there is an urgent need to understand where the world stands in eliminating hunger and food insecurity, as well as in ensuring sustainable agriculture. The new report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), titled Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators, offers analysis and trends on indicators across eight Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – in particular, SDGs 1, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12, 14 and 15 – highlighting areas of progress and areas where further effort is needed.

Available in digital format, this year’s edition also discusses selected indicators for which FAO is a contributing agency and/or that have key implications for food and agriculture. These additional indicators provide valuable information on agricultural losses resulting from disasters, the distribution of land tenure rights, the prevalence of stunting and malnutrition, the impact of international trade policies and regulations on agricultural trade, especially in developing and least developed countries, and the proportion of land degradation.

This edition also includes, for the first time, an overall statistical progress assessment for SDG 2 that synthesizes information across all indicators aimed at achieving Zero Hunger, including those for which FAO is not the custodian agency.

• Full report
• Findings 
  

More on FAO’s work on SDG indicators 

• FAO and the food and agriculture-related SDGs
• 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 
• Food and Agriculture Microdata Catalogue (FAM) 
• Accelerating FAO support on SDG monitoring  
• Key methodological documents to support the production and use of disaggregated data for the SDGs 
• Guidance on core indicators for agrifood systems – Measuring the private sector’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals 
• Factsheets on the 21 SDG indicators under FAO custodianship 
  

SDG 1 (No poverty) targets 

• Measuring Individuals’ Rights to Land. An Integrated Approach to Data Collection for SDG Indicators 1.4.2 and 5.a.1 
• Impact of Disasters and Crises on Agriculture and Food Security 2021  
  

SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) targets 

• The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) 
• The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture (2019) 
• The State of the World’s Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 
• The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO)   
• An indirect estimation approach for disaggregating SDG indicators using survey data. Case study based on SDG Indicator 2.1.2 
  

SDG 5 (Gender equality) targets 

• La situation des femmes dans les systèmes agroalimentaires
• The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2010 
• Measuring individuals’ rights to land. An integrated approach to data collection for SDG indicators 1.4.2 and 5.a.1 
• Using small area estimation for data disaggregation of SDG indicators. Case study based on SDG Indicator 5.a.1 
• Achieving SDG indicator 5.a.2 in the Western Balkans and beyond 
  

SDG 6 (Clean water and sanitation) targets 

• The State of the World's Land and Water Resources for food and agriculture (SOLAW) 
• Guidelines for the calculation of the agriculture water use efficiency for global reporting 
• Change in water-use efficiency over time: Analysis and interpretation of preliminary results in key regions and countries 
• Progress on water use efficiency – Global baseline for SDG 6 Indicator 6.4.1 
• Progress on level of water stress – Global baseline for SDG Indicator 6.4.2 
• Incorporating environmental flows into “water stress” indicator 6.4.2  
• Progress on change in water-use efficiency. Global status and acceleration needs for SDG indicator 6.4.1. 2021 
• Progress on level of water stress.  Global status and acceleration needs for SDG indicator 6.4.2. 2021 
  

SDG 10 (Reduced inequalities) targets 

• Guidelines on data disaggregation for SDG Indicators using survey data (2021) 
  

SDG 12 (Responsible consumption and production) targets 

• The State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA) 2019 
  

SDG 14 (Life below water) targets 

• The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) 
• The State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture  
• The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture (2019) 
• Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) | Full text (2016) 
  

SDG 15 (Life on Land) targets 

• The State of the World's Forests (SOFO) 
• Global Forest Resources Assessments (FRA) 
• The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture (2019) 
• Keeping an eye on SDG 15: Working with countries to measure indicators for forests and mountains 
• Mapping the vulnerability of mountain peoples to food insecurity