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Reported online
Data follows the globally agreed methodology for this UN SDG Indicator and has been identified by the responsible agency as the most appropriate data source.

Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement

Australia's score on meeting commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement

 
Convention Available points Points per year Country score
Basel Convention 10 10 1
Rotterdam Convention 14 14 1
Stockholm Convention 15 5 0.33
Montreal Protocol 20 20 1
Minamata Convention N/A N/A N/A
TRANSMISSION RATE     83.33 per cent

 

National Metadata

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Australia closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Australian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Australia-specific metadata information.

Responsible agency
The agency responsible for this data entry is Department of the Environment and Energy
Reporting Year
2018
Indicator used

Contains individual and aggregated scores of Australia’s performance against meeting multilateral agreement requirements.

Caveat
Data follows the globally agreed methodology for this UN SDG Indicator and has been identified by the responsible agency as the most appropriate data source.
Indicator status
Reported online
Indicator description

Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement

Geographic Coverage
Australia
Unit of measurement

Percentage

Methodology

nil

Other information

Minamata data is not available for this period as the Convention did not come into force until 2017.

Most recent data release
2018
Page updated
17 July 2018

Global Metadata

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name
Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement
Indicator number
12.4.1
Target number
12.4
Target name

By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment

Global indicator description

Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement

UN designated tier
Tier 1
UN custodian agency
United Nations Environment Program
Link to UN metadata
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 357.9kb)

Sources

Source 1
Dataset title
Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement
Data custodian

Australian Government

Update frequency
Other
Earliest available data
2010
Geographical coverage
Australia
Link to data source
Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals
Most recent data release
2014
Other information

2010-2014 data for the reporting year 2017. The agreed reporting period is every five years.

Tier
Tier 1

Other

No other information for this indicator

Historic