Number of companies publishing sustainability reports … disclosure in China
China: Number of companies publishing sustainability reports … disclosure was 1,342 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in China, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in China is 1,342, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 2,254.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in China peaked at 1,342 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57, in 2015.
That places China 1st out of 85 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports … disclosure in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 57 | — |
| 2016 | 108 | +89.5% |
| 2017 | 347 | +221.3% |
| 2018 | 418 | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 651 | +55.7% |
| 2020 | 831 | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 1,047 | +26.0% |
| 2022 | 1,176 | +12.3% |
| 2023 | 1,342 | +14.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1,342 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37, 36.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- China's 1,342 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 112, 12.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 316.2 | 57 | 651 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1,099 | 831 | 1,342 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in China?
- Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in China was 1,342 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,342 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 in 2015.
- How does China rank for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure?
- China ranks 1st out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,254.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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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