Report 2022
Poland on the way to SDGs
Environmentally sustainable development

Graphical overview of SDGs

This section is a supplement to the analytical and graphical part. It presents in an illustrative way Poland’s advancement in the achievement of all 17 Goals in areas recognised by the government as priorities. The indicators presented in the graphs were extracted from an officially accepted set designed to monitor Polish priorities, and they differ from indicators selected by the UN to monitor the 2030 Agenda on a global scale.

Goal 1. No poverty

At-risk-of-relative poverty rate
2021/2015 wzrost
Real gross disposable income of households per capita (2008=100)
2020/2015wzrost
Source: EUROSTAT
Social integration centres, vocational activity workshops and occupational therapy workshops per 100 thous. population
2020/2015wzrost
Participants of the social integration centres, vocational activity workshops and occupational therapy workshops per 100 thous. population
2020/2015wzrost
Percentage of children aged 1-2 covered by different kinds of institutional care
2021/2015wzrost
Source: Ministry of Family and Social Policy
Number of dwellings per 1 thous. population
2020/2015wzrost

Goal 2. Zero hunger

Agricultural Orientation Index for government
2020/2015wzrost
Expenditure on R&D in agriculture in relation to GDP
2020/2015wzrost
Agricultural land area in farms exceeding 30 ha as % of agricultural land area in farms in total
2020/2015wzrost
Share of certified agricultural land area of organic farms in total agricultural land area of farms
2020/2015wzrost
Source: Chief Inspection of Agricultural and Food Quality / Statistics Poland
Percentage of agricultural products samples of inadequate marketable quality
2020/2015wzrost
Source: Agricultural and Food Quality Inspection
Income from hired work and self-employment in income of private agricultural farms outside agricultural holding in individual use
2021/2015wzrost
Export of agri-food products per capita
2021/2015wzrost
Share of agri-food products in Polish export in total
2021/2015wzrost
Percentage of length of public improved hard surface roads in non-urban areas
2019/2015wzrost
Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in gene banks collections
2021/2015wzrost
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Geese genetic resources (in live collections) for food and agriculture secured in gene banks collections
2021/2015wzrost
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Ducks genetic resources (in live collections) for food and agriculture secured in gene banks collections
2021/2015wzrost
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Hens genetic resources (in live collections) for food and agriculture secured in gene banks collections
2021/2015wzrost
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Genetic resources of cattle (from which genetic material was collected) for food and agriculture secured in gene banks collections
2021/2015wzrost
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Cattle genetic material for food and agriculture secured in gene banks collections
2021/2015wzrost
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Prevalence of obesity among adults (aged 18 and more)
2016/2015wzrost
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-9
2019/2014wzrost

Goal 3. Good health and well-being

Healthy Life Years — males
2020/2015wzrost
Source: EUROSTAT
Healthy Life Years — females
2020/2015wzrost
Source: EUROSTAT
Deaths due to diseases of the circulatory system per 100 thous. population
2020/2015wzrost
Deaths due to malignant neoplasms per 100 thous. population
2020/2015wzrost
Deaths due to diabetes mellitus per 100 thous. population
2020/2015wzrost
Deaths due to chronic respiratory disease per 100 thous. population
2020/2015wzrost
Physicians per 10 thous. population
2020/2019wzrost
Nurses and midwives per 10 thous. population
2020/2019wzrost
Self-reported unmet need for medical examination and care
2020/2015wzrost
Percentage of persons who have ever been vaccinated against virus hepatitis B
2014/2010wzrost
Percentage of persons who have ever been vaccinated against influenza
2019/2014wzrost
Percentage of women aged 15 and more who have ever had mammography
2019/2014wzrost
Percentage of women aged 15 and more who have ever had cervical smear test
2019/2014wzrost
Percentage of men aged 40 and more who have ever had medical examination of their prostate performed
2019/2014wzrost
Percentage of newborns included in screening tests for rare metabolic disorders
2019/2015wzrost
Screening tests for early detection of colorectal cancer at 10 thous. population
2021/2015wzrost
Source: Maria Skłodowska-Curie Institute of Oncology in Warsaw
Current public expenditure on health care as % of GDP
2021/2015wzrost
Percentage of medical entities with IT solutions that enable keeping medical records in electronic form
2021/2016wzrost
Source: Center of e-Health (CeZ)
National indicator of average exposure to PM2.5
2021/2015wzrost
Source: Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection

Goal 4. Quality education

Unemployment rate of basic vocational school leavers (LFS)
2021/2015wzrost
Percentage of foreign students studying in Polish higher education institutions in Poland
2021/2015wzrost
Percentage of top-performing students in reading literacy (PISA)
2018/2015wzrost
Source: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development / the Ministry of Education and Science
Percentage of top-performing students in mathematics (PISA)
2018/2015wzrost
Source: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development / the Ministry of Education and Science
Percentage of the lowest-performing students in reading literacy (PISA)
2018/2015wzrost
Source: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development / the Ministry of Education and Science
Percentage of the lowest-performing students in mathematics (PISA)
2018/2015wzrost
Source: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development / the Ministry of Education and Science
Percentage of students achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading (PISA)
2018/2015wzrost
Source: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development / the Ministry of Education and Science
Percentage of students achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics (PISA)
2018/2015wzrost
Source: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development / the Ministry of Education and Science
Percentage of children aged 3-5 covered by pre-primary education
2021/2015wzrost
Source: The Ministry of Education and Science / Statistics Poland
Early leavers from education and training
2021/2015wzrost
Adults (aged 25-64) participating in education or training
2021/2015wzrost
Percentage of persons who declare knowledge of at least one foreign language
2016/2011wzrost
Percentage of persons with above basic overall digital skills
2020/2015wzrost

Goal 5. Gender equality

Gender pay gap
2020/2015wzrost
Gender employment gap (aged 25-54)
2021/2015wzrost
Proportion of women in managerial positions
2020/2016wzrost
Percentage of children aged 1-2 covered by different kinds of institutional care
2021/2015wzrost
Source: Ministry of Family and Social Policy
Employment rate of women with the youngest child up to 5 years old (LFS)
2021/2015wzrost

Goal 6. Clean water and sanitation

Capacity of small water retention facilities
2021/2015wzrost
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Percentage of population supplied with water not meeting requirements
2021/2015wzrost
Source: Ministry of Health
Percentage of population connected to wastewater treatment plants
2021/2015wzrost
Percentage of industrial and municipal wastewater treated biologically, chemically and with increased biogene removal
2021/2015wzrost

Goal 7. Affordable and clean energy

Primary energy intensity of GDP with climatic correction (constant prices 2005)
2020/2015wzrost
Renewable energy share in the gross final energy consumption
2020/2015wzrost
Relation of energy acquisition in general to the global energy consumption
2020/2015wzrost
Source: Ministry of Climate and Environment / Statistics Poland
System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI)
2020/2015wzrost
Source: Ministry of Climate and Environment
Percentage of households (with income below 60% median) declaring inability to keep home adequately warm
2020/2015wzrost
Share of average monthly expenditures on electricity, gas and other fuels in total household expenditures
2021/2015wzrost

Goal 8. Decent jobs and economic growth

Share of export of high technology products in total exports
2020/2015 wzrost
Ratio expenditures on innovation activities in enterprises to GDP
2020/2015 wzrost
Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) - position in the ranking
2019/2015 wzrost
Source: World Economic Forum
Ease of Doing Business Index (ranking positions in Doing Business)
2019/2015 wzrost
Source: World Bank
Employment rate of persons aged 15 and more (LFS)
2021/2015 wzrost
Share of employees hired on the basis of employment contract in relation to the number of persons employed in national economy
2020/2015 wzrost
Employment rate of women with the youngest child up to 5 years old (LFS)
2021/2015 wzrost
Percentage of employees receiving monthly gross earnings of up to 50% of the average monthly gross earnings in the national economy
2020/2016 wzrost
Activity rate (LFS)
2021/2015 wzrost
Long-term unemployment as a percentage of the total unempolyment (LFS)
2021/2015 wzrost
Percentage of young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET)
2021/2015 wzrost
Net international migration for permanent residence
2021/2016 wzrost

Goal 9. Industry innovation and infrastructure

Global Innovation Index - ranking position
2022/2015 wzrost
Source: Global Innovation Index
Gross domestic expenditures on R&D in relation to GDP
2021/2015 wzrost
Business enterprise expenditure on R&D in relation to GDP
2020/2015 wzrost
Share of net revenues from sales of new or improved products in total turnover in industrial enterprises
2020/2015 wzrost
Share of export of high technology products in total export
2020/2015 wzrost
Percentage of households within range of Internet access with bandwidth at least 100 Mb/s
2021/2015 wzrost
Source: Office of Electronic Communications
Share of revenues from sales for exports in net revenues of SMEs from sales of products, goods and materials
2020/2015 wzrost
Index of multimodal accessibility of transport
2020/2015 wzrost
Source: Polish Academy of Sciences / Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy
Density of expressways and motorways per 1000 km²
2021/2015 wzrost

Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries

Differentiation of gross value added per person employed in total at regional level (NUTS 2)
2020/2015 wzrost
Average annual net disposable income per capita in a household in rural areas in relation to urban areas
2020/2015 wzrost
Change in the number of employees in sub-regions with less favorable development conditions
2019/2015 wzrost
Gini coefficient - distribution of income
2020/2015 wzrost

Goal 11. Sustainable cities & communities

Percentage of households experiencing excessive noise in the place of residence
2019/2015 wzrost
Average useful floor area of dwelling per capita in urban areas
2020/2015 wzrost
Share of total population in urban areas living in a dwelling with a leaking roof, damp walls, floors or foundation, or rot in window frames or floor
2020/2015 wzrost
Share of buses powered by alternative fuels in the total number of buses serving urban transport
2020/2015 wzrost
Transport of passengers per 1 inhabitant of urban areas
2021/2015 wzrost
Source: Ministry of Infrastructure
Percentage of municipal waste designated for recycling
2021/2015 wzrost
Percentage of municipal waste designated for composting or fermentation
2021/2015 wzrost
Percentage of municipal waste designated for incineration
2021/2015 wzrost
Percentage of municipal waste designated for landfilling
2021/2015 wzrost
National indicator of average exposure to PM2.5
2021/2015 wzrost
Source: Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection
Area of green areas in urban areas per 1 inhabitant
2021/2015 wzrost

Goal 12. Responsible consumption and production

Resource productivity
2021/2015 wzrost
Source: EUROSTAT
Domestic material consumption (DMC) per capita
2021/2015 wzrost
Source: EUROSTAT
Circular material use rate
2020/2015 wzrost
Source: EUROSTAT
Share of certified agricultural land area of organic farms in total agricultural land area of farms
2020/2015 wzrost
Source: Chief Inspection of Agricultural and Food Quality / Statistics Poland

Goal 13. Climate action

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (2010=100)
2020/2015 wzrost
Source: The National Centre for Emissions Management
Greenhouse gas emissions (2010=100)
2020/2015 wzrost
Source: The National Centre for Emissions Management
Renewable energy share in the gross final energy consumption
2020/2015 wzrost
Production of geothermal energy
2020/2015 wzrost

Goal 14. Life below water

Percentage of fish stocks within sustainable biological limits on the Baltic Sea
2021/2015 wzrost
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Percentage of fish stocks fully exploited on the Baltic Sea
2021/2015 wzrost
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Percentage of fish stocks overexploited on the Baltic Sea
2021/2015 wzrost
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Indices of average employment in maritime economy (2010=100)
2020/2015 wzrost
Cargo traffic at seaports
2021/2015 wzrost

Goal 15. Life on land

FBI - Farmland Bird Index (2000 = 100)
2021/2015 wzrost
Source: Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection
Share of devastated and degraded land requiring reclamation in total area
2021/2015 wzrost
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development / Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography
Share of forest land in total land area
2021/2015 wzrost
National indicator of average exposure to PM2.5
2021/2015 wzrost
Source: Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection
Population connected to wastewater treatment plants
2021/2015 wzrost
Percentage industrial and municipal wastewater treated biologically, chemically and with increased biogene removal
2021/2015 wzrost

Goal 16. Peace and justice - strong institutions

Percentage of persons who believe that Poland is a safe place to live
2022/2015 wzrost
Source: The Public Opinion Research Center (CBOS)
Percentage of persons who declare trust in public institutions - local authorities of cities or gminas
2020/2016 wzrost
Source: The Public Opinion Research Center (CBOS)
Regulatory quality
2020/2015 wzrost
Source: World Bank
Time required to enforce a contract
2019/2015 wzrost
Source: World Bank
Government effectiveness index
2020/2015 wzrost
Source: World Bank
Percentage of individuals using the Internet for contacts with public authorities or public services for submitting completed forms
2021/2015 wzrost
General government investment rate
2021/2015 wzrost

Goal 17. Partnerships for the goals

Official development assistance (ODA) in total (current prices)
2021/2015 wzrost
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland
Bilateral official development assistance (ODA) in total (current prices)
2021/2015 wzrost
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland
Official development assistance as a proportion of gross national income
2021/2015 wzrost
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland

Report 2022
Poland on the way to SDGs
Environmentally sustainable development
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