SDG 15: Life on Land (2025)
Explore targets, indicators, global and regional progress, forests, land degradation, biodiversity, protected areas, threatened species, and leading organizations.
Data: UN SDG Index, UNEP, Eurostat, UNDP, FAO, 2025
Data: UN SDG Index, UNEP, Eurostat, UNDP, FAO, 2025
Forest Area
31%
of world land area (2023)[3][5][6][8]
Land Degraded
23%
of global land area (2023)[3][8]
Protected Terrestrial Areas
16.8%
of land (2023)[6][8]
Threatened Species
~40,000
species at risk (2023)[3][8]
On Track for 2030?
No
Biodiversity loss accelerating[3][5][6][8]
SDG 15 Targets and Indicators
Forest Area by Region (2023, % of Land Area)
Forest area as % of total land area, regional averages[3][5][6][8].
Land Degradation (% of Land, 2023, Selected Countries)
Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area[3][4][8].
Protected Terrestrial Areas (% of Land, 2023, Selected Countries)
% of land area designated as protected[3][4][6][8].
Red List Index (Biodiversity Loss, 2000-2023, Global)
Red List Index (1 = no species at risk, 0 = all extinct)[3][4][5][6][8].
SDG 15 Corporate, NGO and Policy Leaders (2025)
| Entity | Country/Region | Type | SDG 15 Focus | Impact/Score |
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