Key indicators and themes

20 key indicators are selected to provide an overview of some of the important goals for sustainable development. The indicators also fall into four themes: sustainable consumption and production, climate change and energy, natural resources, sustainable communities.

The table below gives a summary of assessments for the framework indicators. These give an overview of sustainable development and highlight priority areas shared across the UK.

Each indicator name links to a page with a chart/charts, assessments of progress and commentary. A smaller thumbnail chart links to a larger version in those cases where longer term trend information is available.

Indicator		Change since		Direction in latest year
		1990	2003
1. Greenhouse gas emissions:
13. Resource use:
18. Waste:
20. Bird populations:	Farmland
	Woodland
	Seabird
27. Fish stocks:
28. Ecological impacts of air pollution:	Acidity			…
	Nitrogen			…
30. River quality:	Biological
	Chemical
32. Economic growth:
37. Active community participation:
38. Crime:	Vehicle
	Burglary
	Violent crime
40. Employment:
41. Workless households:
43. Childhood poverty:	Before housing cost
	After housing cost
45. Pensioner poverty:	Before housing cost
	After housing cost
47. Education:
49. Health inequality:	Infant mortality
	Life expectancy
55. Mobility:	Walking/cycling
	Public transport
59. Social justice:
60. Environmental equality:
68. Wellbeing: