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Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture

Indicator 2.4.1: Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture

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Data last updated 2018-11-16: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window
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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 Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture
Indicator number 2.4.1
Indicator display order (within Goal page) 02-04-01
Target name By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality
Target number 2.4
Global indicator description
UN designated tier 3
UN custodian agency Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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