Overall stats about Goal 5 in South Africa
7/14

targets with data available for at least one indicator

11/35

applicable indicators with data available for South Africa

31.4%
indicator coverage for Goal 5 in South Africa

Targets

South Africa currenty has data on these targets for Goal 5.

Target 5.1

Increase waste management/recycle system

1/3 covered

Target 5.3

By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources

0/6 covered

Target 5.4

Increase Investment in renewable energy and contract at least 20 000 MW of renewable energy by 2030

2/3 covered

Target 5.5

Absolute reductions in the total volume of waste disposed to landfill each year.

1/4 covered

Target 5.6

By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all.

0/2 covered

Target 5.7

Zero emission building standards by 2030

0/1 covered

Target 5.8

By 2030, South African households and enterprises transition to low-carbon energy

0/1 covered

Target 5.9

Improve disaster preparedness for extreme climate events by 2030.

2/2 covered

Target 5.10

Achieve the peak, plateau and decline trajectory for greenhouse gas emissions, with the peak being reached around 2025. Increase in the number of Proposed intervention and policy imperatives by 2030

2/2 covered

Target 5.11

All Cities meet the WHO’s Ambient Air Quality Standards (AAQS) by 2025

1/3 covered

Target 5.12

By 2030, an economy-wide carbon price should be entrenched.

0/1 covered

Target 5.13

Increased investment in new agricultural technologies , research and the development of adaption strategies for the protection of livelihoods and commercial farming by 2030

0/1 covered

Target 5.14

Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies to control wasteful consumption, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts.

0/1 covered

Target 5.15

Target: By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information

2/5 covered

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