SDG Indicator 9.1.1: Rural Access Index (RAI), 2023 Release

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The SDG Indicator 9.1.1: The Rural Access Index (RAI), 2023 Release data set, part of the SDGI collection, measures the proportion of the rural population who live within 2 kilometers of an all-season road for a given statistical area. UN SDG 9 is "build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation". Addressing inadequate access to roads, especially in rural areas, is critical to achieving SDG 9. According to the UN Sustainable Transport, Sustainable Development 2021 Interagency Report, sustainable transportation helps to eliminate poverty, promote food security, improve access to key health services, increase trade competitiveness, and bolster human rights. As one measure of progress towards SDG 9, the UN has established SDG indicator 9.1.1. The indicator was computed as the proportion of WorldPop gridded population within 2 kilometers to an OpenStreetMap (OSM) all-season road. The SDG indicator 9.1.1 data set provides estimates for the proportion of the rural population with access to all-season roads for 209 countries and 45,073 subnational Units. The data set is available at both national and level 2 subnational resolutions.

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Name Format Description Link
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.7927%2Ffcre-m572
22 Sample browse graphic of the data set. https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/downloads/maps/sdgi/sdgi-9-1-1-rai-2023/sdgi-9-1-1-rai-2023-national-thumbnail.jpg
21 Data Download Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/sdgi-9-1-1-rai-2023/data-download
21 Maps Download Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/sdgi-9-1-1-rai-2023/maps
21 Documentation Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/sdgi-9-1-1-rai-2023/docs
21 Data Set Overview Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/sdgi-9-1-1-rai-2023

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  • human-dimensions
  • infrastructure
  • earth-science

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