Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Sweden Statistical Review 2019
The Sustainable Development Goals in the 2030 Agenda are about creating decent and sustainable living circumstances and conditions for all people. Since prospects are local and differ to varying degrees among countries, while the Sustainable Development Goals are global, the challenges and strengths of each country are unique. What is the situation with Sweden in relation to the Global Goals? It is not always possible to make an assessment on the fulfilment of targets in the Global Goals under the 2030 Agenda. A discussion of target levels and ways to reach the targets with regard to several of the social goals would be helpful with a view to future reviews. In the absence of target levels, mainly two types of comparisons are made. One describes indicators’ progress over time and the other describes international comparisons. When governments around the world adopted the 2030 Agenda, they undertook to implement it in accordance with their conditions and nationally relevant targets. In other words, Sweden’s fulfilment of targets should be viewed in relation to both national targets and targets agreed upon at the international level. Twenty-one of the 169 targets have 2020 as the target year, rather than 2030. Sweden can be considered to have met many of these targets, based on international comparisons and the global indicators. However, continued efforts are important concerning several of the targets. This is reflected in, not least, the national targets on injuries from road accidents and the environmental targets for oceans and forests.