To mark this 20th anniversary Eurostat publishes a series of products to address the objectives and the themes of the conference. They include a press release, a publication addressed at citizens and four videos that bring forward some of the statistical aspects of the topics of the Conference: green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.
For the overall contribution of the European Commission to the Rio+20 Conference please visit:
One of the objectives of Rio+20 is to assess the progress to date. That is why in this publication Eurostat provides analysis of trends
of sustainable development indicators (SDIs) combined with an interesting story. It is a guide to the EU SDIs and the trends they show.
It communicates statistical figures as seen through the eyes of fictional 17-year-old student Anne. Anne aims to find answers to many
questions that relate to our everyday life and our future. These questions are answered while Anne is giving her presentation at a
Model UN conference. Through her analysis and discussions the reader is enabled to use statistics when drawing a conclusion about the
assessment of progress towards sustainable development.
Presentation on sustainable development
indicators (slides of the publication):
This presentation is also available in 22 of the EU official languages, see below.
