Thematic Dataset on Sustainable Development

This thematic dataset centers around sustainable development. Sustainable development is commonly defined as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own." In practical terms, sustainable development lies at the intersection of three main, interconnected components, "economic development, social development, and environmental protection."

The thematic dataset offers high-quality, structured, and accessible social and natural science data on multiple components of sustainable development, including poverty, health and well-being, conflict, energy, socioeconomic practices, the conservation and sustainable use of resources, and climate change, all with the aim of fostering transdisciplinary research. It can be utilized by policymakers, researchers, and students to analyze past and current patterns and trends in sustainable development, as well as to make inferences about future trajectories of sustainable development.

Demscore utilizes definitions of sustainable development from the Brundtland Report (1987) and the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development.