Sustainable Development Goal 7 is to “ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all”, according the United Nations. The visualizations and data below present the global perspective on where the world stands today and how it has changed over time. More information on energy access and sources can be found at the Our World in Data topic page on Energy. The UN has defined 5 targets and 6 indicators for SDG 7. Targets specify the goals and indicators represent the metrics by which the world aims to track whether these targets are achieved. Below we quote the original text of all targets and show the data on the agreed indicators.