No Poverty

Sustainable Development Goal 1

An aerial shot of multi-color rooftops in a heavily-congested area

"The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reversed the steady progress of poverty reduction over the past 25 years. This unprecedented reversal is being further exacerbated by rising inflation and the impacts of the war in Ukraine. It is estimated that these combined crises will lead to an additional 75 million–95 million people living in extreme poverty in 2022, compared with pre-pandemic projections." —United Nations (un.org)

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals—adopted by all United Nations member states—serve as a blueprint to protect the planet and improve the lives of all people, with no one left behind.

Sustainable Development Goal or SDG 1 encourages countries to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

The United Nations established targets for achieving and measuring progress towards SDG 1 including:

  • By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable
  • By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters

Sample stories

Explore place-based stories, created with  ArcGIS StoryMaps , that use data to better understand conditions—like food access, health care, and housing—that contribute to poverty levels.

A long walk towards a malaria-free Nigeria for children? Why poverty must come to an end

by Oluwatomi Adedun and Dr. T. Osayomi, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Use data to understand the geographic pattern of pediatric malaria transmission in Nigeria, Africa’s most affected country, and identify the factors responsible including poverty.

Measure and map access to grocery stores

By Esri

Consider the impacts of geography on healthy food access.

City properties available for homeless housing and services

Learn how the City of Los Angeles identified available properties owned by the city that could be used to house and serve people experiencing homelessness.

Space, shelter and scarce resources - coping with COVID-19

Examine the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on access to education, food security, and livelihoods – and the linkages between them.

Data sources

Access a few data sources and apps behind the sample stories and consider ways to tell your own SDG 1 narrative.

Poverty and Inequality Platform

The World Bank provides access to poverty and inequality visualizations and data through the  Poverty and Inequality Platform .

World Social Protection Data Dashboards

The International Labour Organization provides  dashboard visualizations  of social protection data globally and by country available through the  ILO World Social Protection Database .

Select a city on the map and access a community profile of the location with the  Know My City dashboard  below.

Explore more data sets in  Esri's Living Atlas of the World , a collection of maps, apps, and data layers from around the globe.

Learning resources

Get hands-on experience with SDG 1 geospatial data through Esri learning materials. Then build your storytelling skills with ArcGIS StoryMaps tutorials, for beginners and beyond.

About the Storytelling for a Sustainable World collection

The  Storytelling for a Sustainable World collection  was created as a storytelling resource for the Global Councils on the SDGs. The collection, which includes one story for each United Nations Sustainable Development Goal, will assist the Global Councils as they work to ensure progress toward the global goals. Each SDG story includes topical sample stories, relevant data sets, and learning resources to get started.