Every usable SDG indicator (442 of 689 — graded GREEN, AMBER or RANK-ONLY against a six-country coverage panel), searched against the NYC Open Data catalog.
179 were excluded before searching as inherently national — ODA, debt service, treaties, tariffs, fisheries and similar. A city does not publish them and matching could only yield false positives. The classifier scores precision 0.83 at perfect recall on 50 hand-labelled cases (probe/scope_eval.json), against 0.69 for the keyword list it replaced.
Retrieval: embedding. Embedding search over the full 2,400-dataset catalog (name, description, columns, tags, category), which on our seven verified pairs put the correct dataset at median rank 23 versus 1535 for keyword overlap.
This is a shortlist for human review, not a set of mappings. Similarity surfaces a candidate; it cannot decide comparability. Two of those seven verified pairs stay unfindable at any rank because the mapping depends on what is inside a dataset — NYC's homicide series is offence code 101 inside 'NYPD Complaint Data Historic', which its metadata never mentions. Promoting a row into probe/crosswalk.json means writing the grade and the reason by hand.
- 442 indicators usable on the UN side
- 110 have at least one NYC dataset above the 0.5 similarity floor
- 106 are not yet in the crosswalk
| Score | SDG indicator | Coverage | Candidate NYC dataset | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.702 | Municipal waste recycled (EN_MWT_RCYV) |
3/6 | Recycling Diversion and Capture Rates (gaq9-z3hz) |
2020-02-08 |
| 0.634 | Number of victims of intentional homicide (VC_IHR_PSRCN) |
6/6 | Domestic Violence Homicide Incidents in the (u97r-kgca) |
2024-01-31 |
| 0.631 | Municipal waste collected (EN_MWT_COLLV) |
5/6 | Recycling Diversion and Capture Rates (gaq9-z3hz) |
2020-02-08 |
| 0.63 | Wetlands area (EN_WBE_WTLN) |
6/6 | NYC Wetlands (p48c-iqtu) |
2026-01-06 |
| 0.627 | Total electronic waste collected (EN_EWT_COLLV) |
2/6 | Recycling Diversion and Capture Rates (gaq9-z3hz) |
2020-02-08 |
| 0.622 | Growth rates of household expenditure or income per capita (SI_HEI_TOTL) |
5/6 | Income By Type Of Income And AGI Range (gffu-ps8j) |
2019-02-11 |
| 0.621 | Number of deaths rate due to road traffic injuries (SH_STA_TRAFN) |
6/6 | Collisions involving vehicles managed by Dep (knr6-vurn) |
2023-10-24 |
| 0.617 | Share of renewable energy in the total final energy consum (EG_FEC_RNEW) |
6/6 | Local Law 84 Monthly Data (Calendar Year) (fvp3-gcb2) |
2025-11-25 |
| 0.609 | Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (IT_NET_BBND) |
6/6 | Broadband Adoption and Infrastructure by Cou (cgwq-3ie6) |
2022-09-23 |
| 0.607 | Countries that have conducted at least one population and (SG_REG_CENSUSN) |
5/6 | New York City Population By Community Distri (xi7c-iiu2) |
2024-11-12 |
| 0.607 | Police reporting rate for sexual violence in the previous (VC_PRR_SEX_VIO) |
2/6 | ENDGBV: The Intersection of Domestic Violenc (2rb7-7eqa) |
2024-01-31 |
| 0.606 | Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected populati (SH_HIV_INCD) |
5/6 | HIV/AIDS Diagnoses by Neighborhood, Sex, and (ykvb-493p) |
2026-03-13 |
| 0.606 | Police reporting rate for sexual assault in the previous 1 (VC_PRR_SEXV) |
3/6 | ENDGBV: The Intersection of Domestic Violenc (2rb7-7eqa) |
2024-01-31 |
| 0.601 | Proportion of results indicators which will be monitored u (SG_PLN_RECRIMON) |
2/6 | Monthly Performance Management Reports (incl (i8ua-bnkj) |
2022-05-09 |
| 0.59 | Performance index of data Infrastructure (Pillar 5 of Stat (IQ_SPI_PIL5) |
6/6 | PMMR Performance Indicators FY2013-15 (Histo (n6uf-ruxa) |
2023-11-30 |
| 0.588 | Gross public sector debt, Central Government, as a proport (DP_DOD_DLD2_CR_CG_Z1) |
4/6 | Debt Burden (hdie-5bdv) |
2026-05-19 |
| 0.585 | Proportion of total government spending on essential servi (SG_XPD_EDUC) |
6/6 | CBO Expense Report (rdjw-z878) |
2020-04-25 |
| 0.585 | Proportion of total government spending on essential servi (SG_XPD_ESSRV) |
5/6 | CBO Expense Report (rdjw-z878) |
2020-04-25 |
| 0.584 | Annual growth of final consumption expenditure of the gene (NE_CON_GOVT_KD_ZG) |
6/6 | Mayor's Management Report Spending and Budge (2jrp-puwz) |
2025-09-24 |
| 0.584 | Proportion of results indicators which will be monitored u (SG_PLN_PRVRIMON) |
2/6 | Monthly Performance Management Reports (incl (i8ua-bnkj) |
2022-05-09 |
| 0.578 | Performance index of data sources (Pillar 4 of Statistical (IQ_SPI_PIL4) |
6/6 | PMMR Performance Indicators FY2013-15 (Histo (n6uf-ruxa) |
2023-11-30 |
| 0.576 | Food waste (AG_FOOD_WST) |
6/6 | Wastewater Co-digestion and Biogas-to-grid P (b3mq-yvvr) |
2026-08-20 |
| 0.576 | Extent to which global citizenship education and education (SE_GCEDESD_TED) |
3/6 | 2015 - 2016 Final Class Size Report Pupil-to (rtws-c2ai) |
2024-11-26 |
| 0.573 | Total bugetary revenue of the central government as a prop (GR_G14_GDP) |
6/6 | Debt Burden (hdie-5bdv) |
2026-05-19 |
| 0.564 | Proportion of population living below the national poverty (SI_POV_NAHC) |
4/6 | Census Demographics at the Neighborhood Tabu (rnsn-acs2) |
2020-02-08 |
| 0.564 | Countries with users/communities participating in planning (ER_WAT_PART) |
4/6 | Safety Events (3vyj-dkjt) |
2026-09-11 |
| 0.563 | Police reporting rate for physical violence in the previou (VC_PRR_PHY_VIO) |
4/6 | Local Law 33 - Security Indicators Report (2wuc-x56b) |
2021-11-03 |
| 0.563 | Police reporting rate for robbery in the previous 12 month (VC_PRR_ROBB) |
3/6 | DOP Adult Probationers Rearrested As A Perce (arhf-esqb) |
2026-08-04 |
| 0.561 | Total wastewater generated (EN_WWT_GEN) |
3/6 | Watershed Water Quality - Wastewater (icbf-663g) |
2025-05-02 |
| 0.558 | Minimum reservoir water area as a proportion of total land (EN_RSRV_MNWAP) |
6/6 | Census Demographics at the Neighborhood Tabu (rnsn-acs2) |
2020-02-08 |
| 0.556 | Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (EG_EGY_RNEW) |
6/6 | City of New York Municipal Solar-Readiness A (cfz5-6fvh) |
2026-04-16 |
| 0.554 | Proportion of total government spending on essential servi (SG_XPD_HLTH) |
6/6 | CBO Expense Report (rdjw-z878) |
2020-04-25 |
| 0.553 | Electronic waste collected per capita (EN_EWT_COLLPCAP) |
2/6 | Recycling Diversion and Capture Rates (gaq9-z3hz) |
2020-02-08 |
| 0.551 | Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion (EN_ATM_CO2) |
6/6 | Office of Climate and Sustainability: 2019 F (psr5-vz6y) |
2024-01-24 |
| 0.551 | Police reporting rate for physical assault in the previous (VC_PRR_PHYV) |
3/6 | ENDGBV: The Intersection of Domestic Violenc (2rb7-7eqa) |
2024-01-31 |
| 0.549 | Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket h (SH_OOP_XPD_EARNNET40) |
6/6 | NYCHA Resident Data Book Summary (5r5y-pvs3) |
2025-08-01 |
| 0.549 | Suicide mortality rate (SH_STA_SCIDE) |
6/6 | New York City Leading Causes of Death (jb7j-dtam) |
2026-01-27 |
| 0.548 | Number of deaths due to disaster (VC_DSR_MORT) |
5/6 | New York City Leading Causes of Death (jb7j-dtam) |
2026-01-27 |
| 0.548 | Extent to which countries have laws and regulations that g (SH_LGR_ACSRHES2) |
4/6 | Local Law 37/2011 - Temporary Housing Assist (bdft-9t6c) |
2023-08-04 |
| 0.548 | Total electronic waste generated (EN_EWT_GENV) |
2/6 | DSNY Waste Characterization - Comparative Re (bibp-6ff7) |
2024-05-02 |
| 0.546 | Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (ST_GDP_ZS) |
5/6 | Debt Burden (hdie-5bdv) |
2026-05-19 |
| 0.545 | Extent to which countries have laws and regulations that g (SH_LGR_ACSRHES1) |
4/6 | Local Law 37/2011 - Temporary Housing Assist (bdft-9t6c) |
2023-08-04 |
| 0.544 | Land area (AG_LND_TOTL) |
6/6 | Functional Parkland (xhvt-s4va) |
2026-08-16 |
| 0.543 | Number of full-time-equivalent researchers per million inh (GB_POP_SCIERD) |
6/6 | Full-Time And Full-Time Equivalent Staffing (2t2c-qih9) |
2026-07-08 |
| 0.542 | Countries with procedures in law or policy for participati (ER_WAT_PRDU) |
4/6 | Safety Events (3vyj-dkjt) |
2026-09-11 |
| 0.541 | Domestic material consumption per capita (EN_MAT_DOMCMPC) |
6/6 | Water Consumption in the City of New York (ia2d-e54m) |
2025-05-21 |
| 0.541 | Total greenhouse gas emissions (including land use, land-u (EN_ATM_GHGT_WLU) |
5/6 | Energy and Water Data Disclosure for Local L (wcm8-aq5w) |
2024-10-01 |
| 0.54 | Extent to which countries have laws and regulations that g (SH_LGR_ACSRHES4) |
5/6 | DOHMH HIV/AIDS Annual Report (fju2-rdad) |
2025-06-24 |
| 0.539 | Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement l (SG_DSR_SILS) |
6/6 | NYC Climate Budgeting Report: Resiliency Exp (7n9x-tbtd) |
2026-05-19 |
| 0.538 | Extent to which countries have laws and regulations that g (SH_LGR_ACSRHEC1) |
4/6 | Local Law 37/2011 - Temporary Housing Assist (bdft-9t6c) |
2023-08-04 |
| 0.535 | Municipal waste generated (EN_MWT_GENV) |
4/6 | Recycling Diversion and Capture Rates (gaq9-z3hz) |
2020-02-08 |
| 0.532 | Beach litter items per unit of surface area (Number of ite (EN_MAR_BEALIT_PUSA) |
6/6 | Energy and Water Data Disclosure for Local L (utpj-74fz) |
2024-10-01 |
| 0.532 | Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the (ST_EEV_STDACCT) |
5/6 | Building Auditing Report (9cgq-8a58) |
2026-04-01 |
| 0.532 | Extent to which countries have laws and regulations that g (SH_LGR_ACSRHEC9) |
4/6 | 2020-2021 Local Law 231 Training Data (rxj2-pb49) |
2024-11-26 |
| 0.532 | Proportion of population living in multidimensional povert (SD_MDP_MUHC) |
2/6 | Census Demographics at the Neighborhood Tabu (rnsn-acs2) |
2020-02-08 |
| 0.531 | Extent to which countries have laws and regulations that g (SH_LGR_ACSRHEC8) |
4/6 | 2020-2021 Local Law 231 Training Data (rxj2-pb49) |
2024-11-26 |
| 0.53 | Forest area certified under an independently verified cert (AG_LND_FRSTCERT) |
6/6 | Civil Service List Certification (a9md-ynri) |
2026-09-14 |
| 0.53 | Extent to which countries have laws and regulations that g (SH_LGR_ACSRHE) |
4/6 | Local Law 37/2011 - Temporary Housing Assist (bdft-9t6c) |
2023-08-04 |
| 0.53 | Extent to which countries have laws and regulations that g (SH_LGR_ACSRHES3) |
4/6 | 2020-2021 Local Law 231 Training Data (rxj2-pb49) |
2024-11-26 |
| 0.53 | Total waste generation (EN_TWT_GENV) |
2/6 | DSNY Waste Characterization - Comparative Re (bibp-6ff7) |
2024-05-02 |
Showing the top 60 of 106 unmapped candidates. Regenerate with python3 probe/match_nyc.py.