Number of companies publishing sustainability reports … disclosure in Asia
Asia: Number of companies publishing sustainability reports … disclosure was 3,896 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Asia, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Asia stood at 3,896. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 19.9% on the previous year and up 416.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Asia peaked at 3,896 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 754, in 2015.
That places Asia 2nd out of 34 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports … disclosure in Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 754 | — |
| 2016 | 877 | +16.3% |
| 2017 | 1,022 | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 1,183 | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 1,624 | +37.3% |
| 2020 | 1,953 | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 2,625 | +34.4% |
| 2022 | 3,250 | +23.8% |
| 2023 | 3,896 | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,092 | 754 | 1,624 | 5 |
| 2020s | 2,931 | 1,953 | 3,896 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 China 1,342 compare
- 2 United States 1,222 compare
- 3 India 689 compare
- 4 Japan 508 compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 487 compare
- 5 United Kingdom 487 compare
More infrastructure data for Asia
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 23.3% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 5.0% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 90.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 38.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 42.9% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 3.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 32.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 30.4% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 37,319 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 10.04 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Asia?
- Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Asia was 3,896 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,896 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 754 in 2015.
- How does Asia rank for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure?
- Asia ranks 2nd out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 416.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure by dimension, by level of requirement (Number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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