OECD Policy Coherence Scan of Ireland

Annex D. Indicators and source by SDG index

Table A D.1. List of indicators for indexes for regions

SDG	SDG target	Indicator	Source
Goal 1. No Poverty	1.1	Average disposable income per day of the first quintile (equivalised household, in USD PPP, constant prices of 2010)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
	1.2	Percentage of population with a disposable income below the 60% of national median disposable income	OECD Regional and Metropolitan Databases
	1.3	Decrease in poverty rates (national poverty line) due to transfers and taxes (%)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
	1.4	Rooms per person	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
	1.b	Percentage of population satisfied with efforts to deal with poverty	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
Goal 2. Zero Hunger	2.3	Productivity (Gross Value Added per worker) in agriculture, forestry and fishing (ISIC rev4) (in constant 2010 USD PPP)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
	2.4	Change in cropland (from 2000 to 2022, percentage points)	OECD Environment Database
		Cropland as a percentage of total area in 2022	OECD Environment Database
Goal 3. Good Health	3.2	Mortality rates for the 0 to 4 years old population (deaths per 10 000 people)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Infant mortality rate (number of deaths of children one year old or younger per 1 000 live births)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas (TL2) and Eurostat (FUA)
	3.4	Satisfaction with life as a whole (from 0 to 10)	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
		Life expectancy at birth (years)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Satisfaction with life as a whole (from 0 to 10)	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
		Life expectancy at birth (years)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
Goal 4. Quality Education	4.1	Percentage of population from 15 to 19 years old enrolled in public or private institutions	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
	4.2	Percentage of early leavers from education and training, for the 18 to 24 years old population	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
	4.3	Percentage of population from 25 to 64 years old participating in education and training	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Percentage of population from 25 to 64 years old with at least tertiary education	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas (TL2) and Eurostat (FUA)
		Percentage of population from 25 to 64 years old participating in education and training	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Percentage of population from 25 to 64 years old with at least tertiary education	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas (TL2) and Eurostat (FUA)
	4.5	Gender gap in the rate of young population (from 18 to 24 years old) not in education, employment or training (NEET) (female-male, percentage points)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
Goal 5. Gender Quality	5.1	Percentage of population that believe women are treated with respect and dignity in their country	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
	5.4	Gender gap in employment rate (male-female, percentage points)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas (TL2) and Eurostat (FUA)
		Gender gap in part-time employment incidence (female-male, percentage points)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
Goal 6. Clean Water and Sanitation	6.3	Percentage of population connected to at least secondary wastewater treatment	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Percentage of population satisfied with quality of water	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
	6.6	Change in water bodies (from 1992 to 2015, percentage points)	OECD Environment Database
		Water bodies as percentage of total area in 2015	OECD Environment Database
Goal 7. Affordable and Clean Energy	7.1	Total electricity production per capita (in kWh)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
	7.2	Percentage of total electricity production that comes from renewable sources	OECD based on Global Power Plant Database
		Percentage of total electricity production that comes from coal	OECD based on Global Power Plant Database
		Percentage of total electricity production that comes from fossil fuels (natural gas and oil, excluding coal)	OECD based on Global Power Plant Database
Goal 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth	8.1	Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%, from to 2013 to 2022)	OECD Regional and Metropolitan Databases
	8.2	Employment in knowledge-intensive services as a percentage of total employment	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Annual growth rate of real GVA per worker (%, from 2012 to 22)	OECD Regional and Metropolitan Databases
	8.5	Unemployment rate (%)	OECD Regional and Metropolitan Databases
		Gender gap in unemployment rate (female-male, percentage points)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas (TL2) and Eurostat (FUA)
		Long term unemployment incidence (%)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Part-time employment incidence (%)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Employment rate (%)	OECD Regional and Metropolitan Databases
	8.b	Youth unemployment rate (%)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
Goal 9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure	9.1	Percentage of population satisfied with roads and highways	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
		Percentage of population that lives in rural remote areas	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
	9.2	Productivity (Gross Value Added per worker) in Manufacture (ISIC rev4) (in constant 2010 USD PPP)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Gross Value Added (GVA) in Manufacture (ISIC rev4) as a percentage of GDP	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Manufacturing employment as a percentage of total employment	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
	9.5	Patent applications (PCT) per 1 000 000 people	OECD Regional and Metropolitan Databases
		Percentage of population from 25 to 64 years old with at least secondary education	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Research and Development expenditure as a proportion of GDP (%)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Research and development personnel as a share of total employment	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
	9.d	Mean download speed for fixed internet connections	Ookla data
Goal 10. Reduced Inequalities	10.1	Gini index of disposable income (after taxes and transfers) (from 0 to 1)	OECD Regional and Metropolitan Databases
		Ratio between average disposable income of top and bottom quintiles	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Growth in disposable income per capita (%, last 9 years)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Average disposable income per equivalised household (in USD PPP, constant prices)	OECD Regional and Metropolitan Databases
	10.2	Percentage of population with a disposable income below the 60% of regional median disposable income	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
	10.3	Percentage of population that believes their place of residence is a good place to live for racial and ethnic minorities	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
	10.4	Decrease in Gini index due to transfers and taxes (%)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
Goal 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities	11.1	Percentage of households expenses dedicated to housing costs	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Percentage of population satisfied with affordability of housing	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
	11.2	Percentage of population satisfied with the quality of public transportation systems	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
	11.3	Difference between built-up area growth rate and population growth rate (percentage points)	OECD Regional and Metropolitan Databases
		Built-up area per capita (squared metres per capita)	OECD Regional and Metropolitan Databases
	11.6	Exposure to PM2.5 in µg/m³, population weighted (micrograms per cubic metre)	OECD Regional and Metropolitan Databases
		Percentage of population satisfied with quality of air	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
		Percentage of people exposed to more than 5 µg/m³ (micrograms per cubic metre) of PM2.5	OECD Environment Database
Goal 12. Responsible Consumption and Production	12.8	Number of motor road vehicles per 100 people	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas (TL2) and Eurostat (FUA)
Goal 13. Climate Action	13.1	Percentage of population satisfied with efforts to preserve the environment	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
		CO2 emissions per capita (Tonnes of CO2-equivalent per person)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		GHG emissions per capita (t CO2-eq/capita)	RCG24
	13.2	Change in cooling degree-days needed to maintain an average building indoor temperature of 22 degree Celsius, from 1981-1995 to 2008-2022	OECD based on Historical Global-Gridded Degree-Day Database
		Change in heating degree-days needed to maintain an average building indoor temperature of 15.5 degree Celsius, from 1981-1995 to 2008-2022	OECD based on Historical Global-Gridded Degree-Day Database
		Heating degree-days needed to maintain an average building indoor temperature of 15.5 degree Celsius, 2009-2023	OECD based on Historical Global-Gridded Degree-Day Database
Goal 14. Life Below Water	14.5	Protected coastal area as a percentage of total coastal area	OECD based on Natural Earth Database, and World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)
Goal 15. Life on Land	15.1	Change in tree cover (from 2009 to 2022, percentage points)	OECD Environment Database
		Tree cover as a percentage of total area in 2022	OECD Environment Database
	15.3	Increase in artificial areas (from 2009 to 2022, percentage points)	OECD Environment Database
		Artificial areas as a percentage of total area in 2022	OECD Environment Database
	15.5	Terrestrial protected areas as a percentage of total area	OECD based on World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA)
Goal 16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions	16.1	Homicides per 100 000 persons	Eurostat
		Percentage of population that have been assaulted or mugged in the previous 12 months	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
		Percentage of population that feel safe walking alone at night around the area they live	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
	16.3	Percentage of population that have confidence in judicial system and courts	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
	16.5	Percentage of population that believe corruption is spread throughout the government in the country	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
	16.6	Percentage of population that have confidence in the national government	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
		Percentage of population that have confidence in the local police force	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
	16.7	Voter turnout (voters in the last national election as a percentage of the number of persons with voting rights)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
	16.b	Percentage of population that believes their place of residence is a good place to live for migrants	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
		Percentage of population that believes their place of residence is a good place to live for gay or lesbian people	OECD based on Gallup World Poll (2019)
Goal 17. Partnerships for the Goals	17.6	Share of PCT co-patent applications that are done with foreign regions (in % of co-patent applications)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
	17.8	Percentage of households with broadband internet access	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas
		Mean internet download speed for fixed connection (in Mbps)	Ookla data
		Research and Development expenditure by the Government sector as a proportion of GDP (%)	OECD Database on Regions, cities and local areas

Source: OECD (2025[1]) Measuring the Distance to the SDGS for Regions and Cities.

Reference

[1] OECD (2025), Measuring the Distance to the SDGs for Regions and Cities, https://www.oecd-local-sdgs.org/.