8th EAP – indicator-based progress – 2025 | Live versions of 8th EAP headline indicators

The EU's 8th Environment Action Programme (EAP) builds on the European Green Deal and sets the framework for EU environmental policy up to 2030. Each year the EEA assesses progress towards the 8th EAP objectives using a set of 28 headline indicators and corresponding targets. These were selected by the European Commission in consultation with stakeholders, EU Member States and the EEA. They represent key aspects of the 8th EAP, as outlined in the European Commission Communication on the 8th EAP monitoring framework. 

The EEA assesses progress towards the 8th EAP objectives every year. Here you can access the latest report and the previous editions.

Access the 8th EAP monitoring report

8th Environment Action Programme monitoring results

by 8th EAP priority objectives and enabling conditions, 2025

Climate change mitigation

Climate change adaptation

A regenerative circular economy

Zero pollution and a toxic free environment

Biodiversity and ecosystems

Indicator and target

Designated terrestrial protected areas (PDF)
Legally protect at least 30% of the EU’s land area by 2030

Meeting the target by 2030?

Likely off track

Indicator and target

Designated marine protected areas (PDF)
Legally protect at least 30% of the EU’s sea area by 2030

Meeting the target by 2030?

Likely off track

Indicator and target

Common bird index (PDF)
Reverse the decline in populations of common birds

Meeting the target by 2030?

Likely off track

Indicator and target

Forest connectivity (PDF)
Increase the degree of connectivity in forest ecosystems, with a view to creating and integrating ecological corridors and increase climate change resilience

Meeting the target by 2030?

Likely off track

Environmental and climate pressures related to EU production and consumption

Indicator and target

Energy consumption (PDF)
Reduce by 2030 the primary and the final energy consumption levels to respectively 992.5 and 763 million tonnes of oil equivalent

Meeting the target by 2030?

Likely off track

Indicator and target

Share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption (PDF)
At least 42.5% of energy from renewable sources in gross final energy consumption by 2030

Meeting the target by 2030?

Likely off track

Indicator and target

Circular material use rate (PDF)
Double the ratio of circular material use by 2030 compared to 2020

Meeting the target by 2030?

Off track

Indicator and target

Share of buses and trains in inland passenger transport (PDF)
Increase the share of collective transport modes (buses, coaches and trains)

Meeting the target by 2030?

Likely off track

Indicator and target

Area under organic farming (PDF)
25% of EU agricultural land organically farmed by 2030

Meeting the target by 2030?

Off track

Enabling conditions

Indicator and target

Share of environmental taxes in total tax revenues (PDF)
Increase the share of environmental taxes in total revenues from taxes and social contributions

Meeting the target by 2030?

Likely off track

Indicator and target

Fossil fuel subsidies (PDF)
Reduce environmentally harmful subsidies, in particular fossil fuel subsidies, with a view to phasing them out without delay

Meeting the target by 2030?

Likely off track

Indicator and target

Environmental protection expenditure (PDF)
Increase spending by households, corporations and governments on preventing, reducing and eliminating pollution and other environmental degradation

Meeting the target by 2030?

Likely off track

Indicator and target

Share of green bonds in total issued bonds (PDF)
Increase the issuance of green bonds to boost public and private financing for green investments

Meeting the target by 2030?

Likely on track

Indicator and target

Eco-innovation index (PDF)
Increasing eco-innovation as a driver for the green transition

Meeting the target by 2030?

On track

Living well, within planetary boundaries

Indicator and target

Land take (PDF)
No net land take by 2050

Meeting the target by 2030?

Likely off track

Indicator and target

Water exploitation index + (PDF)
Reduce water scarcity

Meeting the target by 2030?

Likely off track

Indicator and target

Consumption footprint (PDF)
Significantly decrease the EU’s consumption footprint, i.e. the environmental impact of consumption

Meeting the target by 2030?

Off track

Indicator and target

Employment in the environmental goods and services sector (PDF)
Increase the share of green employment in the whole economy

Meeting the target by 2030?

On track

Indicator and target

Gross value added of the environmental goods and services sector (PDF)
Increase the share of the green economy in the whole economy

Meeting the target by 2030?

On track

Indicator and target

Environmental inequalities (PDF)
Reduce environmental inequalities and ensure a fair transition

Meeting the target by 2030?

Likely off track

The EEA regularly updates the 28 headline indicators of the 8th EAP. Here the most recent online version of the indicators can be accessed, listed by priority objective and enabling conditions. These live indicators are updated throughout the year as new data becomes available and may differ from the snapshot PDFs used in the published report.

Climate change mitigation

Climate change adaptation

A regenerative circular economy

Zero pollution and a toxic free environment

Biodiversity and ecosystems

Environmental and climate pressures related to EU production and consumption

Enabling conditions

Living well, within planetary boundaries