India has been ranked at 120th position in the Sustainable Development Report 2021 or Sustainable Development Index 2021. In this Index, countries are ranked by a score out of 100. India has a score of 60.07. Last year India’s rank was 117. The Index measures the country’s total progress towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The Index has been topped by Finland.
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The top 5 countries in this ranking are:
1- Finland;
2- Sweden;
3- Denmark;
4- Germany;
5- Belgium
These 17 Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by the UN General Assembly in September 2015 as a part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to transform our world:
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