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GOAL 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

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Datasets
This layer represents the estimated travel time (in hours) by foot to the nearest healthcare facility. The underlying methodology is described in Weiss et al. (2020), which leverages major data collec...
This layer represents the estimated travel time (in hours) by foot to the nearest primary school. The accessibility map is generated using a well-established geospatial methodology that integrates roa...
Air condition indicates whether the air quality is fit for human use and ecosystems. This indicator is based on PM2.5 concentrations based on the Global Annual PM2.5 Grids data combining Aerosol Optic...
The African Development Corridors Database (ADCD) is a comprehensive, georeferenced database detailing 79 ongoing and planned investment corridors across Africa, synthesizing data on 184 specific infr...
Constrained estimates of the total number of people per spatial unit, derived from high-resolution population distribution data produced by the WorldPop Global Demographic Data project. These estimate...
This indicator measures forest canopy loss risk. Land- and sea-use change is the major human influence on habitats. Habitat loss is one of the biggest threats to biodiversity and is the number on...
This indicator measures cropland expansion, river fragmentation and pressures on marine environments through shipping and direct human impact. Land- and sea-use change is the major human influence on ...
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This indicator is based on nutrient, pesticide and air pollution. Pollution is an important driver of biodiversity and ecosystem change throughout all biomes. While terrestrial ecosystems have been af...
Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, di...
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channe...
Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes...
The GHS-BUILT-V R2023A dataset depicts the distribution of built-up volumes, expressed as number of cubic meters. This data reports about the total built-up volume. Data are spatial-temporal interpola...
The GHS-BUILT-V R2023A dataset depicts the distribution of built-up volumes, expressed as number of cubic meters. This data reports about the total built-up volume. Data are spatial-temporal interpola...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
Mobile broadband subscriptions are mobile subscriptions that advertise data speeds of 256 kbit/s or greater. The subscription must allow access to the Internet via HTTP and must have been used to make...
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the...
Understanding why and where humanitarian disasters are likely to occur is a fundamental step in saving lives and promoting sustainable development. The INFORM Risk Index is a global, open-source risk ...
Understanding why and where humanitarian disasters are likely to occur is a fundamental step in saving lives and promoting sustainable development. The INFORM Risk Index is a global, open-source risk ...
This indicator measures the availability of natural and cultural resources. Some industries, such as tourism, real estate and education, can depend highly on the presence of touristic valuable land or...
The world is shrinking. Cheap flights, large scale commercial shipping and expanding road networks all mean that we are better connected to everywhere else than ever before. Accessibility - whether it...
The GHS-BUILT-V R2023A dataset depicts the distribution of built-up volumes, expressed as number of cubic meters. This data reports about the total built-up volume. Data are spatial-temporal interpola...
The GHS-BUILT-V R2023A dataset depicts the distribution of built-up volumes, expressed as number of cubic meters. This data reports about the total built-up volume. Data are spatial-temporal interpola...
The GHS-BUILT-V R2023A dataset depicts the distribution of built-up volumes, expressed as number of cubic meters. This data reports about the total built-up volume. Data are spatial-temporal interpola...
The GHS-BUILT-V R2023A dataset depicts the distribution of built-up volumes, expressed as number of cubic meters. This data reports about the total built-up volume. Data are spatial-temporal interpola...
The GHS-BUILT-V R2023A dataset depicts the distribution of built-up volumes, expressed as number of cubic meters. This data reports about the total built-up volume. Data are spatial-temporal interpola...
The GHS-BUILT-V R2023A dataset depicts the distribution of built-up volumes, expressed as number of cubic meters. This data reports about the total built-up volume. Data are spatial-temporal interpola...
The GHS-BUILT-V R2023A dataset depicts the distribution of built-up volumes, expressed as number of cubic meters. This data reports about the total built-up volume. Data are spatial-temporal interpola...
The GHS-BUILT-V R2023A dataset depicts the distribution of built-up volumes, expressed as number of cubic meters. This data reports about the total built-up volume. Data are spatial-temporal interpola...
The GHS Settlement Model layers (GHS-SMOD) GHS-SMOD_GLOBE_R2023A delineate and classify settlement typologies via a logic of cell clusters population size, population and built-up area densities as de...
The GHS Settlement Model layers (GHS-SMOD) GHS-SMOD_GLOBE_R2023A delineate and classify settlement typologies via a logic of cell clusters population size, population and built-up area densities as de...
The GHS Settlement Model layers (GHS-SMOD) GHS-SMOD_GLOBE_R2023A delineate and classify settlement typologies via a logic of cell clusters population size, population and built-up area densities as de...
The GHS Settlement Model layers (GHS-SMOD) GHS-SMOD_GLOBE_R2023A delineate and classify settlement typologies via a logic of cell clusters population size, population and built-up area densities as de...
The GHS Settlement Model layers (GHS-SMOD) GHS-SMOD_GLOBE_R2023A delineate and classify settlement typologies via a logic of cell clusters population size, population and built-up area densities as de...
The GHS Settlement Model layers (GHS-SMOD) GHS-SMOD_GLOBE_R2023A delineate and classify settlement typologies via a logic of cell clusters population size, population and built-up area densities as de...
The GHS Settlement Model layers (GHS-SMOD) GHS-SMOD_GLOBE_R2023A delineate and classify settlement typologies via a logic of cell clusters population size, population and built-up area densities as de...
The GHS Settlement Model layers (GHS-SMOD) GHS-SMOD_GLOBE_R2023A delineate and classify settlement typologies via a logic of cell clusters population size, population and built-up area densities as de...
The GHS Settlement Model layers (GHS-SMOD) GHS-SMOD_GLOBE_R2023A delineate and classify settlement typologies via a logic of cell clusters population size, population and built-up area densities as de...
The GHS Settlement Model layers (GHS-SMOD) GHS-SMOD_GLOBE_R2023A delineate and classify settlement typologies via a logic of cell clusters population size, population and built-up area densities as de...
The GHS Settlement Model layers (GHS-SMOD) GHS-SMOD_GLOBE_R2023A delineate and classify settlement typologies via a logic of cell clusters population size, population and built-up area densities as de...
The GHS Settlement Model layers (GHS-SMOD) GHS-SMOD_GLOBE_R2023A delineate and classify settlement typologies via a logic of cell clusters population size, population and built-up area densities as de...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
GHS-BUILT-S R2023A - GHS built-up surface grid, derived from Sentinel2 composite and Landsat, multitemporal (1975-2030). The spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of built-up surfaces, expre...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
This GHS-POP spatial raster product (GHS-POP_GLOBE_R2023) depicts the distribution of human population, expressed as the number of people per cell. Residential population estimates at 5 years interval...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
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Africa is projected to have the fastest urban growth rate in the world — by 2050, Africa’s cities will be home to an additional 950 million people. Urban planning and management are essential developm...
The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) project produces global spatial information about the human presence on the planet. It benefits many applications ranging from disaster risk reduction and post...
The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) project produces global spatial information about the human presence on the planet. It benefits many applications ranging from disaster risk reduction and post...
The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) project produces global spatial information about the human presence on the planet. It benefits many applications ranging from disaster risk reduction and post...
The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) project produces global spatial information about the human presence on the planet. It benefits many applications ranging from disaster risk reduction and post...
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Whether you’re monitoring crops, modelling green energy installations or soil sealing, combatting loss of natural resources or just helping countries meet their Sustainable Development Goals, chances ...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
The GHS-BUILT-S spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of the built-up (BU) surfaces estimates between 1975 and 2030 in 5 year intervals and two functional use components a) the total BU surf...
This raster dataset depicts the distribution of the building heights, as Average of the Net Building Height (ANBH), generalized at the resolution of 100m, and referred to the year 2018. The input data...
The GHS-BUILT-V R2023A dataset depicts the distribution of built-up volumes, expressed as number of cubic meters. This data reports about the total built-up volume. Data are spatial-temporal interpola...
The GHS-BUILT-V R2023A dataset depicts the distribution of built-up volumes, expressed as number of cubic meters. This data reports about the total built-up volume. Data are spatial-temporal interpola...
The GHS-BUILT-V R2023A dataset depicts the distribution of built-up volumes, expressed as number of cubic meters. The data reports about the built-up volume allocated to dominant non-residential (NRES...
The GHS-BUILT-V R2023A dataset depicts the distribution of built-up volumes, expressed as number of cubic meters. The data reports about the built-up volume allocated to dominant non-residential (NRES...
This dataset provides fixed broadband performance metrics in zoom level 16 web Mercator tiles (approximately 610.8 meters by 610.8 meters at the equator). Download speed is collected via the Speedtest...
This dataset provides fixed broadband performance metrics in zoom level 16 web Mercator tiles (approximately 610.8 meters by 610.8 meters at the equator). Download speed is collected via the Speedtest...
This dataset provides mobile (cellular) network performance metrics in zoom level 16 web Mercator tiles (approximately 610.8 meters by 610.8 meters at the equator). Download speed is collected via the...
This dataset provides mobile (cellular) network performance metrics in zoom level 16 web Mercator tiles (approximately 610.8 meters by 610.8 meters at the equator). Download speed is collected via the...
Started in 2015, the Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA) initiative supports Sub-Saharan cities in their fight against climate change and in their efforts in ensuring access to clean en...
GHS-BUILT-S R2023A - GHS built-up surface grid, derived from Sentinel2 composite and Landsat, multitemporal (1975-2030). The spatial raster dataset depicts the distribution of built-up surfaces, expre...
The layers present the application of the Degree of Urbanisation stage I methodology recommended by UN Statistical Commission to the global population grid generated by the JRC in the epochs 1975-2030...
Stories
These interactive stories are aimed at EU policymakers and African stakeholders. All stories are relevant to all African countries, but some present country specific data.
Urban growth and regional connectivity across a youthful continent
Tools
This selection of analytical tools allows you to interact with detailed maps and statistics. All tools are relevant to all African countries, and some have a global dimension.
An interactive map showing data from the Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) 2023 produced by the European Commission Joint Research Center