Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in World
World: Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure was 8,128 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in World, 2015–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in World stood at 8,128. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 284.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in World peaked at 8,128 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,113, in 2015.
That places World 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,113 | — |
| 2016 | 2,349 | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 2,669 | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 3,286 | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 4,208 | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 5,259 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 6,494 | +23.5% |
| 2022 | 7,516 | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 8,128 | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,925 | 2,113 | 4,208 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6,849 | 5,259 | 8,128 | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More infrastructure data for World
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0992 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in World?
- Number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure in World was 8,128 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 8,128 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,113 in 2015.
- How does World rank for number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is number of companies publishing sustainability reports with disclosure rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 284.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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