2030s

The 2030s (pronounced "twenty-thirties" or "two thousand [and] thirties"; shortened to "the '30s" and also known as "the Thirties") is the upcoming decade that will begin on 1 January 2030 and end on 31 December 2039.

Plans and goals

NASA targets that decade for a crewed mission to Mars, with significant progress made through its Artemis program and Mars-focused technology development.^[1] The Artemis missions, including the upcoming Artemis II crewed lunar flyby and Artemis III lunar landing, are designed to test systems and capabilities essential for Mars exploration.^[2] NASA has also introduced a new class of astronauts in 2025 who may participate in future missions to the Moon and Mars.^[3] According to NASA's Mars Exploration Program, the agency is actively developing technologies and strategies to enable sustainable human presence on Mars, including nuclear power systems, advanced habitats and in-situ resource utilization.^[4]
Targets of the goals of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda are set for 2030.^[5]
Some climate-related goals from COP26 are for 2030:
- The Glasgow Climate Pact aims to "[reduce] global carbon dioxide emissions by 55% by 2030 relative to the 2010 level".^[6] However, based on existing pledges the emissions in the year 2030 will be 14% higher than in 2010.^[7]
- More than 100 countries pledged to reverse deforestation.
- India plans to draw half of its energy requirement from renewable sources.^[8]
- China aims to peak CO₂ emissions before 2030.^[9]
The 2030 Climate Target Plan of the EU aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030. The European Commission made proposals in July 2021 for how to achieve this goal.^[10]
The international community, including the United Nations, World Bank and the United States, have set the goal of completely eradicating extreme poverty by 2030.^[11] Noting a significant decline in extreme poverty since 1990, the World Bank has noted that the end of extreme poverty is in sight and pledged to cut it down to at most 3% of the world's population by this time.^[12]
The World Health Organization and UNICEF have set a goal for universal access to basic sanitation by 2030.^[13]
The United Nations has made it a goal that Internet access and literacy will be universal by 2030.^[14]^[15]
The World Bank has called for all countries to implement universal health care by this time.^[16]
The Kenya Vision 2030 aims to raise the average standard of living in Kenya to middle income by 2030.
Saudi Vision 2030
Egypt Vision 2030
Qatar National Vision 2030
National Development Plan 2030
Eritrea Vision 2030
Sudan Vision 2030
Kuwait Vision 2035
Transport for London plans to make all buses electric.
Finland plans on being a nicotineless and smokeless country by 2030.

Expected events

2030

February 1–17: The 2030 Winter Olympics will be held in French Alps.
April: Europa Clipper will arrive at Jupiter's moon Europa.^[17]
June 8 – July 21: The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco (with anniversary match hosts Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay).^[18]
July 24 – August 4: The 2030 Mediterranean Games are expected to take place in Pristina, Kosovo.^[19]
The 2030 World Expo will be held in Saudi Arabia in its capital city of Riyadh.^[20]
In Paris, France, the Centre Pompidou is expected to open after renovations starting in September 2025.^[21]

2031

NASA plans to deorbit the International Space Station in January this year, directing any unbroken remnants into Point Nemo in the South Pacific Ocean.
The 2031 Rugby World Cup will be held in the United States.
The 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup will be held in Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, and the United States.
The 2031 Cricket World Cup will be held in India.
The XXII Pan American Games will be held.
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will reach the Jovian system in July 2031.^[22]
In Kazakhstan, the switch of the writing script of the Kazakh language from the Cyrillic alphabet to the Latin alphabet is scheduled to be fully implemented by 2031.
The Universal United Kingdom theme park is scheduled to open (subject to planning approvals).

2032

23 July – 8 August: The 2032 Summer Olympics is expected to take place in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[23]
June–July: Turkey and Italy will co-host the UEFA Euro 2032.^[24]
22 December: The asteroid 2024 YR4 which once had an impact rating of 3 on the Torino scale will pass by Earth.^[25]

2033

No credit and debit cards from Mastercard will have a magnetic stripe.^[26]
The 2033 Women's Rugby World Cup will be held in the United States.

2034

February 10–26: The 2034 Winter Olympics is scheduled to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States.^[27]
The 2034 FIFA World Cup is set to be held in Saudi Arabia.
Dragonfly is expected to land on Saturn's moon of Titan.^[28]
End of the project Northern Link (MTR), a rapid transit line in Hong Kong.
The city of Rochester, New York, will turn 200 and intends to complete its 4th comprehensive plan called "Rochester 2034".^[29]

2035

A fully fault-tolerant quantum computer is expected.^[30]
New petrol and diesel cars will be banned from sale in the United Kingdom and European Union.^[31]^[32]
ITER is expected to achieve full fusion in 2035.^[33]
The 2035 FIFA Women's World Cup will be held in the United Kingdom.
All regions of the Lower Volga, southern Western Siberia and part of the Far East will experience a shortage of water resources for agriculture.^[34]
End of the project Pakistan Vision 2035, the successor to Pakistan Vision 2025 aimed at attaining regional and global leadership in its target sectors.^[35]

2036

The United States military's lease on the island of Diego Garcia, part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, will expire if it is not renewed.^[36]
The 2036 Summer Olympics will be held.

2037

The Oxford English Dictionary is expected to publish its completed revised third edition.^[37]
10 July: The Apollo 10 lunar module, "Snoopy", will make a 4 million mile close approach to Earth.^[38]
17 July: Scheduled release of Ghislaine Maxwell^[39]

2038

19 January: Any computer systems still measuring time with signed 32-bit Unix time will fail because of the year 2038 problem.^[40]
25 April: Latest possible date for Easter, last occurred 1943.
The 2038 FIFA World Cup will be held, the location of which has not been determined.

2039

2 September: The destroyers-for-bases deal's 99-year rent-free leases to the United States by the United Kingdom will expire.
Commemorations of the centenary of World War II will begin this year, continuing through 2045.^[41]