The newly issued 2024 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Indicator report provides a positive image of Morocco’s growth in industry, innovation and infrastructure reflected positively on Moroccan society.
This SDG focuses on 17 aspects including gender equality, clean water and sanitation, and life below water.
Women are becoming more present in the nation’s parliament compared to past decades. Moroccan women had 24.3% of seats in both parliament chambers in 2023, up from 0.6% in 2000.
Women’s seats in legislative bodies of local government rose from 20.9% in 2018 to 27.2% in 2022.
The proportion of the country’s population utilizing a securely managed drinking water supply grew from 41.5% in 2000 to 74.8% in 2022.
This category is defined as an improved water source on premises that is accessible when required and free of pollution.
The percentage of properly treated residential wastewater discharge rose from 36.1% in 2020 to 44.6% in 2022.
Protected areas covered an average of 24.2% of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in 2000, rising to 58.0% by 2022.
The UN’s yearly SDG assessment is a useful tool for evaluating progress across all 193 member nations, focusing on crucial sectors such as access to education, healthcare, renewable energy and biodiversity protection.