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

SDG12 – Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

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

+17.5% from 2018 to 2023

YearValue
2018721 200,00
2019749 600,00
2020728 100,00
2021796 200,00
2022827 800,00
2023847 500,00
847,500 FTE
Favourable

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

-4.3% from 2017 to 2022

YearValue
201714,00
201814,00
201914,00
202012,60
202114,20
202213,40
13.4 tonnes
Moderately favourable

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

+4.4% from 2018 to 2023

YearValue
201811,40
201912,70
202011,40
202112,30
202211,80
202311,90
11.9 tonnes
Moderately unfavourable

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

Material productivity
Change*Latest value**Trend for achieving the SDG by 2030

-1.5% from 2018 to 2023

YearValue
20183,23
20192,94
20203,02
20212,97
20223,17
20233,18
3.18 €/kg
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
2022137,00
2023142,00
142 kg
Not assessable

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

average between 2022-2023: 188

YearValue
2022186,00
2023190,00
190
Not assessable

Source: INSEE, Dashboard of national indicators for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals – published May 2026. 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 mai 2026. 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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