Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure was 8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Eastern Africa, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 8 for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.0% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Eastern Africa peaked at 8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2015.
Eastern Africa ranks 30th of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | — |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 2020s | 5.75 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More infrastructure data for Eastern Africa
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 31.2% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 3.9% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 80.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.5% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.5% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.5% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 11.9% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 5,956 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.9 ratio (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Eastern Africa?
- Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in Eastern Africa was 8 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2015.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure?
- Eastern Africa ranks 30th out of 35 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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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