Created on 4 March 2026
The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has released ‘The Europe Sustainable Development Report 2026’. It assesses SDG progress across 41 countries and highlights key successes, growing risks, and science-based pathways to get back on track.
Report Highlights:
- Continued SDG performance leadership by Nordic countries
- Stalled SDG progress across Europe
- Best performance on eliminating poverty (SDG 1), good health and well-being (SDG 3), and clean water and sanitation (SDG 6)
- Major challenges in climate action (SDG 13), biodiversity (SDG 14 & SDG 15), sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12), and sustainable agriculture (SDG 2)
- Weaken political emphasis on the SDGs, notably within the European Commission since 2025
- Proposed science-based pathways, including clearer financing, fair agricultural emissions guidelines, social and governance dimensions
Explore the report and dashboards: https://sdgtransformationcenter.org/reports/europe-sustainable-development-report-2026
