Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Botswana

Botswana: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 0.05 index in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0.05 index
Change on year
down 90.4%
World rank
77th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.52 index
in 2018
All-time low
0.05 index
in 2022
Years of data
5
2017–2022

Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Botswana, 2017–2022

00.10.20.30.40.52017201920222017: 0.12 index2018: 0.52 index2019: 0.52 index2021: 0.52 index2022: 0.05 index

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 Botswana is 0.05 index, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 90.4% on the previous year and down 58.3% over ten years.

That places Botswana 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Botswana, 2017 to 2022.
Year index Change
2017 0.12 index
2018 0.52 index +333.3%
2019 0.52 index +0.0%
2021 0.52 index +0.0%
2022 0.05 index -90.4%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 0.05 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9 index, 6% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 0.05 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.68 index, 7% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.3867 index 0.12 index 0.52 index 3
2020s 0.285 index 0.05 index 0.52 index 2

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 74 Ecuador 0.1 index compare
  2. 74 Malawi 0.1 index compare
  3. 76 Nepal 0.08 index compare
  4. 77 Jamaica 0.05 index compare
  5. 77 Saudi Arabia 0.05 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Botswana?
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Botswana was 0.05 index in 2022, 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 Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 0.52 index in 2018.
What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.05 index in 2022.
How does Botswana rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?
Botswana ranks 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2022.
Is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Botswana 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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Indicator
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk
Unit
index
Source
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
79 places, 680 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

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