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Decent jobs and economic growth - Goal 8

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Indicator 8.4.1: Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP

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This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from City of Los Angeles statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Angeleno statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Angeleno-specific metadata information.

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WCCD/ISO 37120 Indicators on City Data Alignment
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Material footprint in the City of Los Angeles
Indicator number

8.4.1
Target name

Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the lead
Target number

8.4
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

2
UN custodian agency

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 4.0 MB) opens in a new window

Source 1

Organisation
Periodicity
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Source 2

Organisation

World Council on City Data
Periodicity
Earliest available data
Geographical coverage

City of Los Angeles
Link to data source WCCD 16.3 – Percentage of City’s waste recycled; and WCCD 16.4 – Percentage of City’s waste disposed in landfill opens in a new window
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Statistical classification
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