Goal 12 · Planet
Responsible consumption and production
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
- Canada’s rating
- Major
- Stagnating
- Canada’s goal score
- 50/ 100
- +1.1 points since 2015; 7th in the G7
- G7 countries improving
- 2 of 7
- None decreasing
- G7 achieved or with challenges remaining
- 0 of 7
- 1 significant, 6 major challenges
How the G7 compare
Goal 12 score, 2005–2025
Score out of 100 on the globally comparable indicators. Canada is the thick line. Dashed: OECD and all-country averages.
Indicator by indicator
The goal colour is driven by each country’s two worst indicators, so read the whole row before judging a country.
Goal 12 indicators for the G7
Latest value, with the rating colour and trend arrow. Hover a cell for the year of the data. ◆ marks indicators about effects on other countries (spillovers); † marks OECD dashboard indicators that are not in the SDG Index score.
| Indicator | Green threshold | Canada | France | Germany | Italy | Japan | United Kingdom | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic waste that is not recollected (kg/capita) | 5 | 17.6 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 16.3 | 17.1 | 9.3 |
| Production-based air pollution (DALYs per 1,000 population) | 2 | 3.25 | 4.48 | 7.63 | 8.31 | 3.6 | 4.38 | 4.44 |
| Air pollution associated with imports (DALYs per 1,000 population) ◆ | 2 | 9.35 | 8.36 | 12.4 | 7.29 | 6.53 | 9.43 | 10.1 |
| Production-based nitrogen emissions (kg/capita) | 20 | 105 | 51.5 | 35 | 32.5 | 15.4 | 30.7 | 66.5 |
| Nitrogen emissions associated with imports (kg/capita) ◆ | 10 | 33.7 | 31.6 | 48.3 | 32.8 | 26 | 35 | 26.6 |
| Exports of plastic waste (kg/capita) ◆ | 1 | 4.69 | 5.19 | 8.98 | 3.65 | 4.88 | 12 | 1.25 |
| Non-recycled municipal solid waste (kg/capita/day) † | 0.8 | – | 0.853 | 0.57 | 0.549 | 0.692 | 0.679 | 1.47 |
Explore one indicator over time
Electronic waste that is not recollected (kg/capita)
Waste from electrical and electronic equipment, estimated based on figures for domestic production, imports and exports of electronic products, as well as product lifespan data. The indicator excludes waste that is recollected or recycled and is standardized by population.
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The rest of the world
Goal 12 score around the world, 2025
Goal score out of 100 (globally comparable indicators). G7 countries are outlined.
G7 countries are outlined; Canada has the thickest outline.
Workshop questions
Which G7 country has the highest Goal 12 score, and which has the lowest? Do their dashboard colours tell the same story as their scores?
Show a hint
Colours come from each country’s two worst indicators, while the score is the average of all indicators in the index.
Compare production-based and import-related nitrogen emissions for the G7. What share of each country’s footprint occurs abroad?
Why do high-income countries tend to score worst on Goal 12? Is that a measurement choice or a real difference? Defend your view.
For Canada, find the oldest data point among this goal’s indicators. How might an old value change the colour or arrow you see?
Pick one indicator where Canada is stagnating. Use the Trend lab to calculate the annual change needed to reach the green threshold by 2030, and compare it with Canada’s pace since 2015.