Worldwide consumption and production — a driving force of the global economy — rest on the use of the natural environment and resources in a way that continues to have destructive impacts on the planet.
Economic and social progress over the last century has been accompanied by environmental degradation that is endangering the very systems on which our future development — indeed, our very survival — depends.
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The COVID-19 pandemic offers countries an opportunity to build recovery plans that will reverse current trends and change our consumption and production patterns towards a more sustainable future.
Sustainable consumption and production is about doing more and better with less. It is also about decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation, increasing resource efficiency and promoting sustainable lifestyles.
Sustainable consumption and production can also contribute substantially to poverty alleviation and the transition towards low-carbon and green economies.
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Country or Area | ISO-alpha2 Code | ISO-alpha3 Code | Developed / Developing regions |
Algeria | DZ | DZA | Developing |
Egypt | EG | EGY | Developing |
Libya | LY | LBY | Developing |
Morocco | MA | MAR | Developing |
Sudan | SD | SDN | Developing |
Tunisia | TN | TUN | Developing |
Western Sahara | EH | ESH | Developing |
British Indian Ocean Territory | IO | IOT | Developing |
Burundi | BI | BDI | Developing |
Comoros | KM | COM | Developing |
Djibouti | DJ | DJI | Developing |
Eritrea | ER | ERI | Developing |
Ethiopia | ET | ETH | Developing |
French Southern Territories | TF | ATF | Developing |
Kenya | KE | KEN | Developing |
Madagascar | MG | MDG | Developing |
Malawi | MW | MWI | Developing |
Mauritius | MU | MUS | Developing |
Mayotte | YT | MYT | Developing |
Mozambique | MZ | MOZ | Developing |
Réunion | RE | REU | Developing |
Rwanda | RW | RWA | Developing |
Seychelles | SC | SYC | Developing |
Somalia | SO | SOM | Developing |
South Sudan | SS | SSD | Developing |
Uganda | UG | UGA | Developing |
United Republic of Tanzania | TZ | TZA | Developing |
Zambia | ZM | ZMB | Developing |
Zimbabwe | ZW | ZWE | Developing |
Angola | AO | AGO | Developing |
Cameroon | CM | CMR | Developing |
Central African Republic | CF | CAF | Developing |
Chad | TD | TCD | Developing |
Congo | CG | COG | Developing |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | CD | COD | Developing |
Equatorial Guinea | GQ | GNQ | Developing |
Gabon | GA | GAB | Developing |
Sao Tome and Principe | ST | STP | Developing |
Botswana | BW | BWA | Developing |
Eswatini | SZ | SWZ | Developing |
Lesotho | LS | LSO | Developing |
Namibia | NA | NAM | Developing |
South Africa | ZA | ZAF | Developing |
Benin | BJ | BEN | Developing |
Burkina Faso | BF | BFA | Developing |
Cabo Verde | CV | CPV | Developing |
Côte d’Ivoire | CI | CIV | Developing |
Gambia | GM | GMB | Developing |
Ghana | GH | GHA | Developing |
Guinea | GN | GIN | Developing |
Guinea-Bissau | GW | GNB | Developing |
Liberia | LR | LBR | Developing |
Mali | ML | MLI | Developing |
Mauritania | MR | MRT | Developing |
Niger | NE | NER | Developing |
Nigeria | NG | NGA | Developing |
Saint Helena | SH | SHN | Developing |
Senegal | SN | SEN | Developing |
Sierra Leone | SL | SLE | Developing |
Togo | TG | TGO | Developing |
Anguilla | AI | AIA | Developing |
Antigua and Barbuda | AG | ATG | Developing |
Aruba | AW | ABW | Developing |
Bahamas | BS | BHS | Developing |
Barbados | BB | BRB | Developing |
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | BQ | BES | Developing |
British Virgin Islands | VG | VGB | Developing |
Cayman Islands | KY | CYM | Developing |
Cuba | CU | CUB | Developing |
Curaçao | CW | CUW | Developing |
Dominica | DM | DMA | Developing |
Dominican Republic | DO | DOM | Developing |
Grenada | GD | GRD | Developing |
Guadeloupe | GP | GLP | Developing |
Haiti | HT | HTI | Developing |
Jamaica | JM | JAM | Developing |
Martinique | MQ | MTQ | Developing |
Montserrat | MS | MSR | Developing |
Puerto Rico | PR | PRI | Developing |
Saint Barthélemy | BL | BLM | Developing |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | KN | KNA | Developing |
Saint Lucia | LC | LCA | Developing |
Saint Martin (French Part) | MF | MAF | Developing |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VC | VCT | Developing |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | SX | SXM | Developing |
Trinidad and Tobago | TT | TTO | Developing |
Turks and Caicos Islands | TC | TCA | Developing |
United States Virgin Islands | VI | VIR | Developing |
Belize | BZ | BLZ | Developing |
Costa Rica | CR | CRI | Developing |
El Salvador | SV | SLV | Developing |
Guatemala | GT | GTM | Developing |
Honduras | HN | HND | Developing |
Mexico | MX | MEX | Developing |
Nicaragua | NI | NIC | Developing |
Panama | PA | PAN | Developing |
Argentina | AR | ARG | Developing |
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | BO | BOL | Developing |
Bouvet Island | BV | BVT | Developing |
Brazil | BR | BRA | Developing |
Chile | CL | CHL | Developing |
Colombia | CO | COL | Developing |
Ecuador | EC | ECU | Developing |
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | FK | FLK | Developing |
French Guiana | GF | GUF | Developing |
Guyana | GY | GUY | Developing |
Paraguay | PY | PRY | Developing |
Peru | PE | PER | Developing |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | GS | SGS | Developing |
Suriname | SR | SUR | Developing |
Uruguay | UY | URY | Developing |
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | VE | VEN | Developing |
Kazakhstan | KZ | KAZ | Developing |
Kyrgyzstan | KG | KGZ | Developing |
Tajikistan | TJ | TJK | Developing |
Turkmenistan | TM | TKM | Developing |
Uzbekistan | UZ | UZB | Developing |
China | CN | CHN | Developing |
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | HK | HKG | Developing |
China, Macao Special Administrative Region | MO | MAC | Developing |
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | KP | PRK | Developing |
Mongolia | MN | MNG | Developing |
Brunei Darussalam | BN | BRN | Developing |
Cambodia | KH | KHM | Developing |
Indonesia | ID | IDN | Developing |
Lao People’s Democratic Republic | LA | LAO | Developing |
Malaysia | MY | MYS | Developing |
Myanmar | MM | MMR | Developing |
Philippines | PH | PHL | Developing |
Singapore | SG | SGP | Developing |
Thailand | TH | THA | Developing |
Timor-Leste | TL | TLS | Developing |
Viet Nam | VN | VNM | Developing |
Afghanistan | AF | AFG | Developing |
Bangladesh | BD | BGD | Developing |
Bhutan | BT | BTN | Developing |
India | IN | IND | Developing |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) | IR | IRN | Developing |
Maldives | MV | MDV | Developing |
Nepal | NP | NPL | Developing |
Pakistan | PK | PAK | Developing |
Sri Lanka | LK | LKA | Developing |
Armenia | AM | ARM | Developing |
Azerbaijan | AZ | AZE | Developing |
Bahrain | BH | BHR | Developing |
Georgia | GE | GEO | Developing |
Iraq | IQ | IRQ | Developing |
Jordan | JO | JOR | Developing |
Kuwait | KW | KWT | Developing |
Lebanon | LB | LBN | Developing |
Oman | OM | OMN | Developing |
Qatar | QA | QAT | Developing |
Saudi Arabia | SA | SAU | Developing |
State of Palestine | PS | PSE | Developing |
Syrian Arab Republic | SY | SYR | Developing |
Turkey | TR | TUR | Developing |
United Arab Emirates | AE | ARE | Developing |
Yemen | YE | YEM | Developing |
Fiji | FJ | FJI | Developing |
New Caledonia | NC | NCL | Developing |
Papua New Guinea | PG | PNG | Developing |
Solomon Islands | SB | SLB | Developing |
Vanuatu | VU | VUT | Developing |
Guam | GU | GUM | Developing |
Kiribati | KI | KIR | Developing |
Marshall Islands | MH | MHL | Developing |
Micronesia (Federated States of) | FM | FSM | Developing |
Nauru | NR | NRU | Developing |
Northern Mariana Islands | MP | MNP | Developing |
Palau | PW | PLW | Developing |
United States Minor Outlying Islands | UM | UMI | Developing |
American Samoa | AS | ASM | Developing |
Cook Islands | CK | COK | Developing |
French Polynesia | PF | PYF | Developing |
Niue | NU | NIU | Developing |
Pitcairn | PN | PCN | Developing |
Samoa | WS | WSM | Developing |
Tokelau | TK | TKL | Developing |
Tonga | TO | TON | Developing |
Tuvalu | TV | TUV | Developing |
Wallis and Futuna Islands | WF | WLF | Developing |
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