Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Barbados
Barbados: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 1 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 79 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2022
All-time low
0.05 index
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Barbados, 2017–2024
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Barbados is 1 index, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,900.0% over ten years.
Barbados ranks 1st of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Barbados, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.05 index | — |
| 2018 | 0.98 index | +1860.0% |
| 2019 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.98 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 1 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9 index, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 1 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.77 index, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.67 index | 0.05 index | 0.98 index | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.992 index | 0.98 index | 1 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 1 Algeria 1 index compare
- 1 Armenia 1 index compare
- 1 Colombia 1 index compare
- 1 Costa Rica 1 index compare
- 1 Ethiopia 1 index
- 1 Germany 1 index compare
- 1 Japan 1 index compare
- 1 Malaysia 1 index compare
- 1 Mongolia 1 index compare
- 1 Montenegro 1 index compare
- 1 Peru 1 index compare
- 1 Philippines 1 index compare
- 1 Qatar 1 index compare
- 1 South Korea 1 index compare
- 1 Tajikistan 1 index
- 1 United Kingdom 1 index compare
- 1 Canada 1 index compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Barbados?
- Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Barbados was 1 index in 2024, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 index in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?
- Barbados ranks 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,900.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Score of adoption and implementation of national DRR strategies in line with the Sendai Framework.