SDSN Spain Releases New Analysis of Spain's Progress on the 2030 Agenda
A new report by SDSN Spain, Informe de Desarrollo Sostenible España, 2025 Análisis de Progreso y Recomendaciones, delves deeper into Spain's performance in the Sustainable Development Report 2025 (SDR 2025), which is produced annually by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). The report offers a detailed assessment of the country's progress in implementing the 2030 Agenda, placing the national analysis within the current global context and proposing strategic recommendations to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs in Spain.
As highlighted in the SDR 2025, despite the high level of political commitment — 190 UN Member States have submitted Voluntary National Reviews — no SDG is currently on track to be met globally. While Europe continues to lead on SDG progress, it shows clear signs of stagnation in environmental and social goals.
Spain ranks 14th out of 167 countries, with a score of 81 points, placing it above the European average. Since 2015, Spain has improved its score by 2.7 points and is making progress on 11 of the 17 SDGs. However, for the first time since 2016, there has been no overall annual improvement, indicating a slowdown in the pace of progress. The country has demonstrated significant progress on SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being), SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 5 (Gender Equality), and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities). In contrast, significant challenges remain for SDG 2 (Zero Hunger), SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 15 (Life on Land), and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
Strategic Levers to Accelerate Implementation
The new analysis identifies five strategic levers to accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Spain in the final stretch towards 2030. These include: (1) strengthening the welfare state; (2) advancing a competitive, circular and high value-added economic model; (3) developing a sustainable territorial and environmental model; (4) maintaining a fair and inclusive society; (5) localizing the SDGs with an integrated cultural dimension; and (5) reinforcing policy coherence for sustainable development and monitoring systems.
These levers provide a guiding framework for strengthening public and multi-stakeholder action in Spain for the coming years, when time is running short, and the margin for inaction is shrinking. Maintaining political commitment is no longer enough — accelerating, coordinating, and financing the transformation must now be the priority
Read the Report (English version coming soon)