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Sustainable Development Background indicators
Presentation at meeting of Scottish Sustainable Development Advisory Group
February 2005
Sustainable DevelopmentSome indicators
ContextPopulation
Scientists’ and public concerns
Climate change & energyCO2/GDP
Renewables
Sustainable communitiesCrime
EmploymentLife expectancy
Income distribution
Sustainable consumption & productionMunicipal waste
Cars & traffic, Air traffic
Natural resources &environmental protection
Air qualityBathing waters
Fisheries
Projected Population Change in Selected EU Countries
2000-2020
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Germ
any
Scotla
nd
Spain
Gre
ece
Italy
EU-1
5
Austria
Fin
land
Wale
s
Fra
nce
Belg
ium
Portu
gal
Denm
ark
North
ern
Irela
nd
Unite
d K
ingdom
Sweden
Engla
nd
Neth
erla
nds
Irela
nd
Source: GROS & Eurostat
Projected Percentage Change in Scotland's Population by Age Group
2003 - 2028
-30
-10
10
30
50
70
0-15
16-29
30-44
45-59/64
60/65-74
75+
Source: GROS
Perceptions on environmental problems
18
20
20
21
22
23
27
28
28
29
51
0 20 40 60
soildeterioration
wastedisposal
air pollution
changingsocial values
populationgrowth
loss ofbiodiversity
poorgovernance
freshwaterpollution
deforestationdesertification
freshwaterscarcity
Climatechange
3
10
11
11
11
14
15
15
16
16
17
0 20 40 60
sea level rise
industrialemissions
natural resourcedepletion
food insecurity
biogeochemicalcycle disruption
emergingdiseases
ozone depletion
energyconsumption
urbanisation
chemicalpollution
ecosystemfuctioning
Source: UNEP Survey of 200 scientists in 50 countries
% of scientists saying (in 2000) that an issue would be a major environmental problem
Source: SE Survey of Public Attitudes to the Environment 2002
Public Attitudes
Car Licenses and Ownership
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
1962
1965
1968
1971
1974
1977
1980
1983
1986
1989
1992
1995
1998
2001
0100200300400500600700
ItalyGermanyAustriaEU 15FranceUK BelgiumSwedenSpainNetherlandsFinlandScotlandPortugalIrelandDenmarkGreece
Number of Cars per '000 Population 2001
Motor vehicles licensed, 000s
Source: Scottish Transport Statistics
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Austria
Netherlands
Germ
any
Sweden
Belgium
Denm
ark
France
Finland
Spain
Italy
England
Luxembourg
Portugal
Scotland
Ireland
England
Greece
Scotland
Source: Eurostat, DEFRA and Accounts Commission Note: 2001 data for other countries
2002/3
20002003/4
2000/1
Municipal Waste Recycling Rates - %
Vehicles in thousands per km of road for the year 2001
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
Spain
GB
Italy
Sw
itzerla
nd
Scotla
nd
Japan
Denm
ark
Gre
ece
Fin
land
Fra
nce
Belg
ium
Austria
Sw
eden
Irela
nd
Source: Scottish Transport Statistics
Air Passengers at Scottish Airports
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
1960
1963
1966
1969
1972
1975
1978
1981
1984
1987
1990
1993
1996
1999
2002
Mil
lio
ns
Source: Scottish Transport Statistics
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Iceland
Norway
Austria
Sweden
Portugal
Finland
Spain
Denmark
Italy
France
EU 15
Scotland
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Belgium
2000 2001 2002
UK
Scotland
Renewable Electricity– as a share of Total Electricity Consumption – 2000, 2001 & 2002
Source: Eurostat/DTI
Index of Carbon Dioxide Emissions divided by GDP
1990 = 100
60
70
80
90
100
1990
1995
2000
Source: Scottish Executive, UN & NETCEN
Nitrogen Dioxide – Urban Stations
Urban background stations, annual average, 2000. The maximum UB station in each city with data, relative to EU limit value (LV) and upper and lower assessment thresholds (UAT, LAT). LV: 40 µg/m3, UAT: 32 µg/m3, LAT: 26 µg/m3.
Source: EEA
Low
High
Compliance with the EC Bathing Water Directive (76/160/EEC): 2003
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Greece
Netherla
nds
UK
Portugal
Sw
eden
Spain
Austria
Fin
land
Denm
ark
Germ
any
EU
15
Irela
nd
France
Scotla
nd
Italy
Belg
ium
Luxem
bourg
Mandatory
Guide
Source: SEPA and EUROSTAT
Proportion of fish stocks within safe biological limits
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Year
Source: Fisheries Research Services and ICES
2000 International Crime Victims Survey: percentage of population who were victims of at least one
crime in 1999, by country
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
North
ern
Irela
nd
Japan
Portu
gal
Sw
itzerla
nd
Cata
lonia
(Spain
)
Fin
land
USA
Avera
ge
Belg
ium
Fra
nce
Pola
nd
Denm
ark
Scotla
nd
Canada
Sw
eden
Neth
erla
nds
Engla
nd &
Wale
s
Austra
lia
Source: International Crime and Victimisation Survey
Annual Average Employment Rate1990 - 2003
40
45
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Germany SpainDenmarkFranceIrelandItalyNetherlandsFinlandUnited KingdomScotland
Source: Eurostat
Income Distribution – Ratio of top 20% to bottom 20%
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Belgiu
m
Denm
ark
Ger
man
y
Gre
ece
Spain
France
Irela
ndIta
ly
Luxem
bourg
Nethe
rlands
Austria
Portuga
l
Finla
nd
Swed
en UKEU15
1995 2001
Ratio
Source: Eurostat
Long-Term Life Expectancy in Scotland at year of birth - 2001
0
20
40
60
80
100
Females Males
Source : GAD and OECD health data 2003 3rd editionNote : Some figures are based on three year averages and others on single year