Trends in France for achieving the Agenda 2030 sustainable development goals (SDG)

SDG12 – Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Domestic material consumption per capita
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

-5.1% from 2017 to 2022

YearValue
201711,80
201811,60
201911,90
202010,80
202111,90
202211,20
11.2 tonnes
Favourable

Material footprint per capita
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

-8.2% from 2017 to 2022

YearValue
201714,60
201814,30
201914,40
202013,00
202114,30
202213,40
13.4 tonnes
Favourable

Note: estimated 2022 data


Hazardous waste producted
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

-5.8% from 2018 to 2022

YearValue
201812,10
202011,20
202211,40
11.4 million tonnes
Favourable

Jobs in the circular economy (full-time equivalent)
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

+20.1% from 2016 to 2021

YearValue
2016675 400,00
2017698 400,00
2018726 400,00
2019755 000,00
2020737 700,00
2021810 900,00
810,900 FTE
Favourable

Hazardous and non-hazardous waste producted
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

+0.6% from 2018 to 2022

YearValue
2018343,60
2020309,40
2022345,50
345.5 million tonnes
Moderately unfavourable

Food loss and waste per capita
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

Impossible to measure progress

YearValue
2020129,00
2021129,00
2022139,00
139 kg
Not assessable

Regional industrial ecology projects
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

single value in 2022

YearValue
2022186,00
186
Not assessable

Source: INSEE, Dashboard of national indicators for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals – published February 2025. Statistics processed by SDES (ministerial Statistical Data and Studies Department) - Only available in French. (Insee, Tableau de bord des indicateurs pour le suivi national des objectifs de développement durable - paru en février 2025. Traitements SDES)

*Change: since the latest available value, change over a period of 5 years (longer or shorter depending on data availability).

**Latest value: value corresponding to the last year of the trend graph.

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