Table 2 Number of publications on 17 SDGs across different world regions
Region | African region N = 3299 | Americas N = 6512 | European N = 9756 | South-East Asian N = 2041 | Eastern Med. N = 1052 | Western Pacific N = 4315 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of countries | 47 | 35 | 54 | 11 | 21 | 27 |
SDG number | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
SDG 1 | 401 (12.2) | 538 (8.3) | 700 (7.2) | 204 (10.0) | 64 (6.1) | 290 (6.7) |
SDG 2 | 148 (4.5) | 253 (3.9) | 362 (3.7) | 96 (4.7) | 29 (2.8) | 138 (3.2) |
SDG 3 | 468 (14.2) | 707 (10.9) | 693 (7.1) | 249 (12.2) | 143 (13.6) | 313 (7.3) |
SDG 4 | 116 (3.5) | 199 (3.1) | 371 (3.8) | 69 (3.4) | 38 (3.6) | 122 (2.8) |
SDG 5 | 117 (3.5) | 175 (2.7) | 186 (1.9) | 60 (2.9) | 23 (2.2) | 57 (1.3) |
SDG 6 | 143 (4.3) | 292 (4.5) | 397 (4.1) | 93 (4.6) | 48 (4.6) | 196 (4.5) |
SDG 7 | 15 (0.5) | 43 (0.7) | 103 (1.1) | 16 (0.8) | 20 (1.9) | 72 (1.7) |
SDG 8 | 76 (2.3) | 181 (2.8) | 269 (2.8) | 46 (2.3) | 14 (1.3) | 127 (2.9) |
SDG 9 | 119 (3.6) | 199 (3.1) | 294 (3.0) | 33 (1.6) | 43 (4.1) | 146 (3.4) |
SDG 10 | 44 (1.3) | 87 (1.3) | 136 (1.4) | 20 (1.0) | 9 (0.9) | 58 (1.3) |
SDG 11 | 117 (3.5) | 338 (5.2) | 711 (7.3) | 149 (7.3) | 72 (6.8) | 408 (9.5) |
SDG 12 | 162 (4.9) | 535 (8.2) | 1068 (10.9) | 134 (6.6) | 80 (7.6) | 448 (10.4) |
SDG 13 | 294 (8.9) | 874 (13.4) | 1630 (16.7) | 247 (12.1) | 118 (11.2) | 798 (18.5) |
SDG 14 | 58 (1.8) | 254 (3.9) | 376 (3.9) | 80 (3.9) | 19 (1.8) | 227 (5.3) |
SDG 15 | 164 (5.0) | 503 (7.7) | 861 (8.8) | 146 (7.2) | 106 (10.1) | 439 (10.2) |
SDG 16 | 106 (3.2) | 191 (2.9) | 243 (2.5) | 60 (2.9) | 24 (2.3) | 83 (1.9) |
SDG 17 | 538 (16.3) | 1139 (17.5) | 1704 (17.5) | 320 (15.7) | 181 (17.2) | 646 (14.9) |
TOTALa | 3086 (93.5%) | 6508 (99.9%) | 10,104 (103.0%) | 2022 (99.1) | 1031 (98%) | 4567 (105.1%) |
Top three researched SDGs (excluding SDG 17) | Health Poverty Climate action | Climate action Health Poverty | Climate action Responsible consumption and production Life on land | Health Climate action Poverty | Health Climate action Life on land | Climate action Responsible consumption and production Life on land |
Least three researched SDGs | Clean energy Inequalities Life below water | Clean energy Inequality Gender equality | Clean energy Inequality Gender equality | Clean energy Gender equality Industry innovation | Inequality Life below water Gender equality | Gender equality Inequality Clean energy |