National indicators


To support the UK Government Sustainable Development Strategy there is a suite of 68 national sustainable development indicators.

For information on national indicators, visit the governments sustainable development website

International indicators

In an effort to put the UK’s progress in sustainable development into an international context, and to highlight worldwide trends and challenges, a set of international data has been compiled to complement the 68 national indicators of sustainable development.

For more information on international indicators visit visit the governments sustainable development website

Regional indicators for the Northwest

For each Government Office region a fact sheet has been produced.

The fact sheets include pie charts that summarise the progress in indicators within the priority areas of (a) sustainable consumption and production and natural resources, and (b) sustainable communities.

For more information on regional information visit visit the governments sustainable development website