Key Aspects of Statistic Indicators for Evaluation of Sustainable Development
Authors: Virsaladze Naira , Kifiani Malvina 
Published: December 2024

For centuries, people have used the outside world and its natural resources for their own benefit without any restrictions. Such an approach significantly harmed the environment, which became especially noticeable in the era of industrialization. Only from the second half of the 20th century, when the use of natural resources reached its highest limit, when the rates of world population and economic growth reached such a level that their further increase could put humanity in the face of the problem of resource shortage and ecological disaster, the world talked about creating such a system of social development, which would ensure prosperity of the human taking into account the interests of the economic development and environmental protection of the society, the increase in the quality of life and the right of future generations to benefit from the natural resources and environment protected as much as possible from irreversible quantitative and qualitative changes. The issue is so important and at the same time global that there is practically no country in the world that does not at least try to solve the mentioned problem by some measure. The concept of sustainable development gained wide recognition in the late 80s, in 1987, the report "Our Common Future" was published by the World Commission on Environment and Development. This report was a call to the world to analyze the effects of natural resource and environmental degradation on economic and social development. At the beginning of the 21st century, attention to the issues of sustainable development of the world became even more active. The Global SDG Index, which is a collection of data, is used to monitor the sustainable development goals worldwide. The index is calculated based on official data of the UN, World Bank and other institutions, as well as unofficial sources of research institutes and non-governmental organizations. Statistics play an important role in this process. This is especially true for low-income countries and their statistical services, such as Georgia. Accurate, complete and timely statistical data is first of all necessary for effective monitoring of sustainable development goals. Delayed updating of official statistical data and other existing gaps in low-income countries highlight the need to strengthen statistical capacity and attract additional investments and introduce new approaches. The goals of sustainable development directly and clearly emphasize the importance of countries producing reliable data and statistics, calling on countries to strengthen their statistical capacity, as access to reliable, timely and comprehensive data is essential for politicians to make informed decisions and assess progress. In general, it can be said that in order to fulfill the goals of sustainable development at the global level, it is necessary to strengthen the involvement of each state in this process, and at the national level, the united efforts of the government institutions of the state and civil society are needed. The concept of sustainable development has become a leading idea of ​​modern society. Recent world processes have clearly shown us that no country (especially a small and economically weak one) will be able to independently cope with the global challenges of sustainable development.